# NTSB MIA66F0479: Beech D95A, N8566M, Greensboro, NC, April 6, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1966
- Place: Greensboro, NC · GREENSBORO, NC
- Location: 36.0726° N, 79.7920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensboro, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0726&lon=-79.7920&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172541
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0479
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0479

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0617   66/4/6    GREENSBORO NC       BEECH D95A          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1742                    N8566M              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      34, 7200 TOTAL HOURS, 450
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENSBORO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8566M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8566M-1974-04-10), registration cancelled 1974-04-10, S/N TD537 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D95A
- Registry model: [Beech D95A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d95a) (registry code 1153408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greensboro

## Other investigations on N8566M (2)

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 IAD74AI036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI036), Dec 27, 1973: Beech D95A (N8566M), Hagerstown, MD, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB NYC72AN140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN140), May 3, 1972: Beech B95 (N8566M), Atlantic City, NJ, substantial damage

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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