# NTSB FTW66F0412: Beechcraft D95A, N8965M, New Orleans, LA, December 3, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 3, 1965
- Place: New Orleans, LA · NEW ORLEANS, LA
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&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 3, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174618
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0412
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0412

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3375   65/12/3   NEW ORLEANS LA      BEECHCRAFT D95A     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 1420
        TIME - 2030                    N8965M              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 850 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKEFRONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8965M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT D95A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lakefront

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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