# NTSB LAX80FUJ15: Beech 95-A55, N1040T, Phoenix, AZ, December 2, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 2, 1979
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132697
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FUJ15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUJ15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3732   79/12/2   PHOENIX,AZ          BEECH 95-A55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 864
        TIME - 1630                    N1040T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 210 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHOW LOW,AZ                 PHOENIX,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- BEECH P/N96-38022 LDG GR MOTOR FAILED.EMER GR EXTN SYSTEM NOT USED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1040T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1040T), registered now, S/N TC-318, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-A55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-A55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (registry code 1152704) (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: Sky Harbor

## 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 19791202034909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791202034909A), Dec 2, 1979: Beech 95A55, Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Landing gear motor assembly burned out. Pilot did not use emergency gear system.

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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