# NTSB DEN74AD046: Beech 95-B55, N7700N, Lander, WY, March 25, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1974
- Place: Lander, WY · LANDER, WY
- Location: 42.8309° N, 108.7306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lander, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8309&lon=-108.7306&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186329
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74AD046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74AD046

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0840  74/3/25    LANDER,WYO          BEECH 95-B55        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1355                    N7700N              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            31, 3222 TOTAL HOURS, 300
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNT FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,COLO                 LANDER,WYO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        REMARKS- GR NOT LOCKED.PLT STATED GRN LIGHT IN COCKPIT.GR ACTUATOR RETRACT ARM P/N35-825172-2.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7700N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hunt Field

## 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 19740325010929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740325010929A), Mar 25, 1974: Beech 95B55, Lander, WY, Substantial damage. Gr not locked. Plt stated grn light in cockpit. Gr actuator retract arm P/N35-825172-2.

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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