# NTSB DIA68D0118: Beech 95-C55, N7863L, New Castle, DE, October 31, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 31, 1967
- Place: New Castle, DE · NEW CASTLE, DE
- Location: 39.6700° N, 75.5665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Castle, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6700&lon=-75.5665&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 9, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113368
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68D0118
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0118

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3887  67/10/31   NEW CASTLE,DEL.     BEECH 95-C55        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME -                         N7863L              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     35, 6000 TOTAL HOURS, 150
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRTR WILMINGTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7863L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7863L-2011-07-20), registration cancelled 2011-07-20, S/N TE-220, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-C55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-C55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (registry code 1152708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grtr Wilmington

## Other investigations on N7863L (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.

- [NTSB MKC80FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA041), Jun 24, 1980: Beech 95-C55 (N7863L), Chesterfield, MO, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC70D0039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70D0039), Jul 1, 1969: Beech B55 (N7863L), Albrightsville, PA, substantial damage

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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