# NTSB FTW73DPG64: Beech B55, N8322N, Pine Bluff, AR, June 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1973
- Place: Pine Bluff, AR · PINE BLUFF, AR
- Location: 34.2284° N, 92.0032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pine Bluff, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2284&lon=-92.0032&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190256
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DPG64
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPG64

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1568  73/6/25    PINE BLUFF,ARK      BEECH B55           CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1030                    N8322N              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 42, 3600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            572 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIDER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LITTLE ROCK,ARK             PINE BLUFF,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- L LDG GR EXTENSION ROD ASSY BENT UNDER COMPRESSION.PLT RPTD R TIRE BLEW OUT,R MAIN GR COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8322N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8322N-2015-05-21), registration cancelled 2015-05-21, S/N TC-1076, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (registry code 1152706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grider Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730625017899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730625017899A), Jun 25, 1973: Beech 95B55, Pine Bluff, AR, Substantial damage. L ldg gr extension rod assy bent under compression. Plt rptd r tire blew out,r main gr collapsed.

## Other investigations on N8322N (2)

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.

- [NTSB LAX04LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA032), Oct 30, 2003: Beech 95-B55 (N8322N), Williams, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power in the right engine due to fuel exhaustion, caused by the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and failure to refuel the airplane. Also causal was his failure to feather the…
- [NTSB FTW78FPG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPG09), Dec 6, 1977: Beech 95-B55 (N8322N), Siloam Springs, AR, substantial damage

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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