# NTSB MIA73FLG42: Beech 95-C55, N4112, Orangeburg, SC, April 5, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1973
- Place: Orangeburg, SC · ORANGEBURG, SC
- Location: 33.4936° N, 80.8669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orangeburg, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4936&lon=-80.8669&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170276
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73FLG42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLG42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0729   73/4/5    ORANGEBURG,SC       BEECH 95-C55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 1347
        TIME - 1315                    N4112               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 446 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGEBURG MUCPL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AIKEN,SC                    ORANGEBURG,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- ACFT RAISED,MASTER SWITCH TURNED ON,GR EXTDD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4112](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4112), registered now, S/N TE-159, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-C55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-C55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (registry code 1152708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Orangeburg Mucpl

## 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 19730405007209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730405007209A), Apr 5, 1973: Beech 95C55, Orangeburg, SC, Substantial damage. Acft raised,master switch turned on,gr extdd.

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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