# NTSB LAX74FUA23: Beech 95-C55, N355N, Torrance, CA, May 31, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1974
- Place: Torrance, CA · TORRANCE, CA
- Location: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8305&lon=-118.3566&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126394
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUA23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUA23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1422  74/5/31    TORRANCE,CALIF      BEECH 95-C55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1518                    N355N               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 49, 12000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TORRANCE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CULVER CITY,CALIF           TORRANCE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- LH TORQUE TUBE ROD BENT.BEECH PN 35-815125-6029 LDG GR IND SHOWED DWN POS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N355N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N355N-2022-03-05), registration cancelled 2022-03-05, S/N TE-114, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-C55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-C55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (registry code 1152708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Torrance

## 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 19740531016169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740531016169A), May 31, 1974: Beech 95C55, Torrance, CA, Substantial damage. LH torque tube rod bent.Beech pn 35-815125-6029 ldg gr ind showed dwn pos.

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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