# NTSB LAX71DVA51: Beech 95-B55, N5802S, Bakersfield, CA, December 21, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1970
- Place: Bakersfield, CA · BAKERSFIELD, CA
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159600
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71DVA51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71DVA51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4515  70/12/21   BAKERSFIELD,CALIF   BEECH 95-B55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1950
        TIME - 1400                    N5802S              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOWS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORANGE COVE,CALIF           BAKERSFIELD,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- R GR FAILED ON LDG ROLL. UPLOCK ROLLER BEARING FROZEN,BENT RETRACT ROD. 75 HRS SINCE INSPECTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5802S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5802S-2013-02-01), registration cancelled 2013-02-01, S/N TC-820, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (registry code 1152706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Meadows

## Other investigations on N5802S (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 LAX84LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA240), Apr 4, 1984: Beech 95-B55 (N5802S), Phoenix, AZ, 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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