# NTSB FTW66D0449: Beechcraft M-55, N109WB, Cushing, OK, December 17, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1965
- Place: Cushing, OK · CUSHING, OK
- Location: 35.9797° N, 96.7618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cushing, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9797&lon=-96.7618&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 24, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174792
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0449
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0449

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3552  65/12/17   CUSHING OKLA        BEECHCRAFT M-55     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1020
        TIME - 1115                    N109WB              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 231 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CUSHING
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N109WB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N109WB-1974-10-11), registration cancelled 1974-10-11, S/N TC-89, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT M-55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-55) (registry code 1152702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cushing

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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