# NTSB FTW80FRA18: Beech 95-A55, N34RS, Houston, TX, February 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1980
- Place: Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132321
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FRA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0161  80/2/17    HOUSTON,TX          BEECH 95-A55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 1000
        TIME - 1645                    N34RS               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 278 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOBBY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEL RIO,TX                  HOUSTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
        REMARKS- UPLOCK FROZEN,ACTUATOR ROD BENT INDICATING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N34RS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34RS-2013-03-07), registration cancelled 2013-03-07, S/N TC-446, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-A55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-A55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (registry code 1152704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hobby

## 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 19800217002919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800217002919A), Feb 17, 1980: Beech 95A55, Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Gear indicated down and locked. Landed right gear still up. Found uplock roller bearing frozen.

## Other investigations on N34RS (1)

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 FTW82DA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA284), Jul 18, 1982: Beech 95-A55 (N34RS), Jonestown, 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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