# NTSB DEN77FTM15: Beech 95B-55, N214V, Salt Lake City, UT, May 6, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1977
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT · SALT LAKE CITY, UT
- Location: 40.7608° N, 111.8910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salt Lake City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7608&lon=-111.8910&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146814
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FTM15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTM15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3539   77/5/6    SALT LAKE CITY,UT   BEECH 95B-55        CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2730
        TIME - 1100                    N214V               PX-  0  0  4  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 79 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALT LAKE CTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DELTA,UT                    SALT LAKE CITY,UT
        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)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION REPORTED BY PILOT COULD NOT BE SUBSTANTIATED. RADIO WAS OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N214V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B-55
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Salt Lake Cty

## 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 19770506010359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770506010359A), May 6, 1977: Beech 95B55, Salt Lake City, UT, Substantial damage. Electrical malfunction reported by pilot could not be substantiated. Radio was out.

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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