# NTSB FTW71FRD31: Beech 95-B55, N8642Q, Kenner, LA, December 28, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1970
- Place: Kenner, LA · KENNER, LA
- Location: 30.0102° N, 90.2548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenner, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0102&lon=-90.2548&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159581
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FRD31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRD31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4493  70/12/28   KENNER,LA           BEECH 95-B55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1752                    N8642Q              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  31, 2630 TOTAL HOURS, 26
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOISANT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KENNER,LA                   ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  DOOR/PANEL OPEN
        REMARKS- LND DUE OPEN DOOR. NOSE GR FAILED FROM OVERLOAD AT UNDET TIME. PLT AND PAX STATED LDG WAS NORMAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8642Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Moisant

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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