# NTSB IAD75II051: Beech 99, N8558R, Morgantown, WV, March 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1975
- Place: Morgantown, WV · MORGANTOWN, WV
- Location: 39.6375° N, 79.9469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgantown, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6375&lon=-79.9469&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 11 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148676
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75II051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75II051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0009  75/3/11    MORGANTOWN,WV       BEECH 99            CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1432                    N8558R              PX-  0  0  9  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      23, 4430 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        2360 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORGANTOWN MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PITTSBURG,PA                MORGANTOWN,WV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- WHILE UNDER HYD PRES THE R GR RETRACTED INTO THE WHEEL WELL.NO DISCREPANCY FOUND IN SYS COMPONENTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8558R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Morgantown Muni

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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