# NTSB MIA66F0554: Beech D95A, N8595M, Winston-Salem, NC, May 23, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1966
- Place: Winston-Salem, NC · WINSTON-SALEM, NC
- Location: 36.0999° N, 80.2442° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winston-Salem, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0999&lon=-80.2442&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172186
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0554
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0554

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1034  66/5/23    WINSTON-SALEM NC    BEECH D95A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 2895
        TIME - 1745                    N8595M              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITH-REYNOLDS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8595M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8595M), registered now, S/N TD-535, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D95A
- Registry model: [Beech D95A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d95a) (registry code 1153408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Smith-Reynolds

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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