# NTSB FTW66F0381: Beechcraft 95-A55, N8501M, El Paso, TX, November 16, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 16, 1965
- Place: El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175137
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0381
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0381

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3169  65/11/16   EL PASO TEX         BEECHCRAFT 95-A55   CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1321                    N8501M              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      30, 10400 TOTAL HOURS, 20
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL PASO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8501M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 95-A55
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: El Paso

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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