# NTSB LAX82FVM02: Beech 95-B55, N18ER, King City, CA, November 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 28, 1981
- Place: King City, CA · KING CITY, CA
- Location: 36.2163° N, 121.1320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of King City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2163&lon=-121.1320&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123517
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FVM02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVM02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3003  81/11/28   KING CITY,CA        BEECH 95-B55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 4620
        TIME - 1230                    N18ER               PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MESA DEL REY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTEREY,CA                 KING CITY,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING
        REMARKS- R MLG RETRACTED DRG L TURN OFF RWY.GREASE FITTING BRKN,BRACE ASSY & BUSHING CORRODED & BINDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18ER](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18ER-2013-08-06), registration cancelled 2013-08-06, S/N TC-661, built 1964 (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: Mesa Del Rey

## 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 19811128076179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811128076179A), Nov 28, 1981: Beech 95B55, King City, CA, Substantial damage. Right main gear collapsed on turning off runway after landing. Grease fitting broken, water, dirt corroded assembly

## Other investigations on N18ER (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 LAX83LVM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LVM11), Sep 19, 1983: Beech 55 (N18ER), Watsonville, CA, destroyed

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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