# NTSB LAX80DVM32: Beech 95-B55, N9124S, Paso Robles, CA, May 20, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1980
- Place: Paso Robles, CA · PASO ROBLES, CA
- Location: 35.6266° N, 120.6910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paso Robles, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6266&lon=-120.6910&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131045
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVM32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVM32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1642  80/5/20    PASO ROBLES,CA      BEECH 95-B55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 275
        TIME - 1925                    N9124S              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 71 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PASO ROBLES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALM SPRINGS,CA             PASO ROBLES,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- ACFT PORPOISED AFTER INITIAL TCHDWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9124S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9124S-2013-09-24), registration cancelled 2013-09-24, S/N TC-1940, built 1976 (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: Paso Robles

## 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 19800520014139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800520014139A), May 20, 1980: Beech 95B55, Paso Robles, CA, Substantial damage. Bounced on fast landing. Porpoised down runway. Damaged nose gear and nose bulkhead.

## Other investigations on N9124S (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 LAX95WA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95WA165), Feb 17, 1995: Beech BE-55 (N9124S), Laurieton, Australia, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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