# NTSB DIA69D0118: Beech 95-B55, N244UL, Winston Salem, NC, December 23, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 23, 1968
- Place: Winston Salem, NC · WINSTON SALEM, NC
- Location: 36.0999° N, 80.2442° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winston-Salem, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0999&lon=-80.2442&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107349
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69D0118
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0118

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4201  68/12/23   WINSTON SALEM,NC    BEECH 95-B55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 2484
        TIME - 1350                    N244UL              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1783 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITH REYNOLDS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N244UL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Smith Reynolds

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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