# NTSB DEN80FTA19: Beech 95-B55, N1552W, Miles City, MT, August 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1980
- Place: Miles City, MT · MILES CITY, MT
- Location: 46.4058° N, 105.8389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miles City, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4058&lon=-105.8389&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129591
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTA19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTA19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1976  80/8/13    MILES CITY,MT       BEECH 95-B55        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1840                    N1552W              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 61, 18696 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 1594 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACK WILEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORSYTE,MT                  MILES CITY,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
        REMARKS- PLT STATED-ODOR OF OVRHTD ELEC WIRING DRG GEAR EXTN,TURNED OFF GEN/MASTER SW.NO IND OF OVRHT FND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1552W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1552W), registered now, S/N TC-1444, built 1972 (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: Jack Wiley

## 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 19800813036609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800813036609A), Aug 13, 1980: Beech 9555, Miles City, MT, Substantial damage. Pilot landed aircraft gear up. Claimed electrical problems.

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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