# NTSB CHI68F0268: Beech B95, N9344Y, Detroit, MI, September 3, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1967
- Place: Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113392
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0268
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0268

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4747   67/9/3    DETROIT,MICH        BEECH B95           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1630                    N9344Y              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            40, 7430 TOTAL HOURS, 29
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LD GR FAILED TO EXTEND DUE TO DEAD BATTERY.PLT DID NOT LOWER GR MANUALLY.CAUSE OF FIRE UNDTMND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9344Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B95
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Detroit City

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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