# NTSB CHI68D0359: Beech 95, N659T, Clermont, IN, September 23, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1967
- Place: Clermont, IN · CLERMONT, IN
- Location: 39.8165° N, 86.3207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clermont, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8165&lon=-86.3207&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113744
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68D0359
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0359

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3460  67/9/23    CLERMONT,IND        BEECH 95            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 2000
        TIME - 1000                    N659T               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPEEDWAY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  DOOR/PANEL OPEN
        REMARKS- FAILED TO SECURE DOOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N659T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Speedway

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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