# NTSB LAX74DUJ74: Beech 95-B55, N175V, Tucson, AZ, June 25, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1974
- Place: Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&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 3, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130090
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74DUJ74
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ74

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2519  74/6/25  NR.TUCSON,ARIZ        BEECH 95-B55        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2000                    N175V               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY   33, 5160 TOTAL HOURS, 350
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUCSON INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        TUCSON,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- L GR COLLAPSED,PROP HIT RWY.MADE GO ARND,LND GR UP.RETRACT RODS FOUND BENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N175V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N175V-2018-10-22), registration cancelled 2018-10-22, S/N TC-778, 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: Tucson Intl

## 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 19740625024869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740625024869A), Jun 25, 1974: Beech 95B55, Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. L gr collapsed,prop hit rwy. Made go arnd,lnd gr up. Retract rods found bent.

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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