MIA67F0019

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 95-B55 · Arecibo, PR · May 3, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 3, 1966
Place
Arecibo, PR · ARECIBO, PR
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N351RRBeech 95-B55
Status
Completed · report August 18, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171820

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1688   66/5/3    ARECIBO PR          BEECH 95-B55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1845                    N351RR              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 48, 30018 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 2100 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARECIBO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N351RR
Reported as
Beech 95-B55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Arecibo

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.