# NTSB IAD71II052: Beech B55, N7956R, Easton, MD, May 13, 1971

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1971
- Place: Easton, MD · EASTON, MD
- Location: 38.7763° N, 76.0705° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Easton, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7763&lon=-76.0705&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162248
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71II052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71II052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0017  71/5/13    EASTON,MD           BEECH B55           CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1750                    N7956R              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 29, 2372 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            268 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EASTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BALTIMORE,MD                EASTON,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7956R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B55
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Easton

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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