# NTSB FTW78DQG52: Beech 95B55, N443T, Amarillo, TX, September 23, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1978
- Place: Amarillo, TX · AMARILLO, TX
- Location: 35.2220° N, 101.8313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amarillo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2220&lon=-101.8313&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139271
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DQG52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DQG52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N443T-2003-11-05), registration cancelled 2003-11-05, S/N TC-2019, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Registry model: [Beech B-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-55) (registry code 1152729) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tradewind

## 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 19780923035719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780923035719A), Sep 23, 1978: Beech B95A, Amarillo, TX, 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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