# NTSB LAX80FVD02: Beech 95-55, N1304Z, Livermore, CA, November 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1979
- Place: Livermore, CA · LIVERMORE, CA
- Location: 37.6870° N, 121.7598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Livermore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6870&lon=-121.7598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133560
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FVD02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVD02

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2827  79/11/14   LIVERMORE,CA        BEECH 95-55         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1045                    N1304Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 43, 1432 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            462 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LIVERMORE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIVERMORE,CA                TRINADAD,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR RETRACT ROD,PN 95-824020-3,FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1304Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1304Z-1982-04-15), registration cancelled 1982-04-15, S/N TC-118 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-55) (registry code 1152702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Livermore Muni

## 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 19791114031019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791114031019A), Nov 14, 1979: Beech 95A55, Livermore, CA, Substantial damage. Nose gear collapsed on t/off roll. Acft became airborne, landed wheels up. Found nose gear retract rod failed.

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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