FTW78DQG52

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 95B55 · Amarillo, TX · September 23, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 23, 1978
Place
Amarillo, TX · AMARILLO, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N443TBeech 95B55
Status
Completed · report December 28, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780923035719A
Case key
139271

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3295  78/9/23    AMARILLO,TX         BEECH 95B55         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1800                    N443T               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 30, 6000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRADEWIND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KNOX CITY,TX                AMARILLO,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N443T
Reported as
Beech 95B55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tradewind

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.