# NTSB LAX81FVA09: Beech B90, N88RP, Fresno, CA, November 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 4, 1980
- Place: Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128996
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FVA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3001   80/11/4   FRESNO,CA           BEECH B90           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 8000
        TIME - 1215                    N88RP               PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRESNO AIR TERM.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN CARLOS,CA               FRESNO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        REMARKS- PAX INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED LANDING GEAR WHILE  EXITING RIGHT FRONT SEAT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N88RP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88RP-2019-05-04), registration cancelled 2019-05-04, S/N LJ-491, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B90
- Registry model: [Beech B90](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b90) (registry code 1152912) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (registry code 61501, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fresno Air Term.

## 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 19801104061539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801104061539A), Nov 4, 1980: Beech B90, Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. Passenger kicked gear lever leaving seat gear collapsed on ramp. Found gear limit switch improper adjustment.

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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