# NTSB CHI79FEG17: Beech 95-B55, N2320A, Cincinnati, OH, July 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1979
- Place: Cincinnati, OH · CINCINNATI, OH
- Location: 39.1035° N, 84.5153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cincinnati, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1035&lon=-84.5153&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135166
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEG17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEG17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1734   79/7/5    CINCINNATI,OH       BEECH 95-B55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1545                    N2320A              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  AGE 30, 3440 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            13 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LUNKEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CINCINNATI,OH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2320A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2320A), registered now, S/N TC-2113, built 1977 (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)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lunken

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790705016909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790705016909A), Jul 5, 1979: Beech 95B55, Cincinnati, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot in new aircraft retracted gear before airborne during touch and go landings.

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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