# NTSB CHI68D0774: Beech 95-B55, N5894J, Painesville, OH, June 5, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1968
- Place: Painesville, OH · PAINESVILLE, OH
- Location: 41.7216° N, 81.2584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Painesville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7216&lon=-81.2584&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 12, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110165
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68D0774
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0774

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1518   68/6/5    PAINESVILLE,OHIO    BEECH 95-B55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1425                    N5894J              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 51, 7500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1104 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CASEMENT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD BEEN PULLED BY PILOT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5894J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5894J-1970-08-21), registration cancelled 1970-08-21, S/N TC-931 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (registry code 1152706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Casement

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.