# NTSB FTW75DRG42: Beech 95-C55, N70EE, Batesville, TX, December 1, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1974
- Place: Batesville, TX · BATESVILLE, TX
- Location: 28.9524° N, 99.6293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Batesville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9524&lon=-99.6293&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 17, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145012
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DRG42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRG42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4061   74/12/1 NR.BATESVILLE,TEX     BEECH 95-C55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1405                    N70EE               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 45, 3265 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            180 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLLINS-BROWN RAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TEX                BATESVILLE,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- L GR FAILED TO EXTEND. IND SHOWED GR DWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70EE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70EE), registered now, S/N TE-13, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-C55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-C55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (registry code 1152708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Collins-Brown Ran

## 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 19741201040829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741201040829A), Dec 1, 1974: Beech 95C55, Batesville, TX, Substantial damage. L gr failed to extend. Ind showed gr dwn.

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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