# NTSB IAD74DLQ10: Beech E55, N1792W, Hazard, KY, September 26, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1973
- Place: Hazard, KY · HAZARD, KY
- Location: 37.2605° N, 83.1982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hazard, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2605&lon=-83.1982&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 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188029
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DLQ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLQ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3464  73/9/26    HAZARD,KY           BEECH E55           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 12684
        TIME - 0900                    N1792W              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 3500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAZARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LEXINGTON,KY                HUNTINGTON,W VA              HAZARD,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- DUE TO TYPE AND EXTENT OF DMG TO GR RETRACT SYS,UN DTRMN WHICH EVENT OCCURRED FIRST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1792W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E55
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hazard

## 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 19730926031759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730926031759A), Sep 26, 1973: Beech E55, Hazard, KY, Substantial damage. Due to type and extent of dmg to gr retract sys,un dtrmn which event occurred first.

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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