# NTSB MIA73DKT60: Beech 95-B55, N807WH, Ft.Lauderdale, FL, February 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1973
- Place: Ft.Lauderdale, FL · FT.LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170541
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DKT60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKT60

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1052   73/2/7    FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA   BEECH 95-B55        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N807WH              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 47, 12000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 153 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EXECUTIVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: MOTORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED
        REMARKS- LDG GR MOTOR NOT OPERABLE,OVERHEATED.ACFT DMG INCLUDED GR DOORS,BELL CRANK AND PUSH RODS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N807WH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N807WH), registered now, S/N TC-1250, built 1969 (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 O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Executive

## 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 19730207009539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730207009539A), Feb 7, 1973: Beech 95B55, Ft.Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. Ldg gr motor not operable,overheated. Acft dmg included gr doors,bell crank and push rods.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.