# NTSB LAX72FUG55: Beech 95-B55, N224S, Ontario, CA, February 18, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1972
- Place: Ontario, CA · ONTARIO, CA
- Location: 34.0633° N, 117.6509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ontario, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0633&lon=-117.6509&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165005
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72FUG55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUG55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1069  72/2/18    ONTARIO,CALIF       BEECH 95-B55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 2000
        TIME - 1859                    N224S               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1350 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ONTARIO INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN CARLOS,CALIF            RIVERSIDE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: PROTECTIVE DEVICES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
        REMARKS- PLT DISTRACTED BY BINDING THROTTLE FAILED TO CHECK GR INDICATORS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N224S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N224S), registered now, S/N TC-892, built 1965 (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: Ontario Intl

## Other investigations on N224S (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 FTW66F0180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0180), Jul 17, 1965: Beechcraft 95-B55 (N224S), Lubbock, 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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