# NTSB MKC68F0574: Beech 95B55, N5896J, Scottsbluff, NE, May 9, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1968
- Place: Scottsbluff, NE · SCOTTSBLUFF, NE
- Location: 41.8681° N, 103.6607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsbluff, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8681&lon=-103.6607&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 27, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110856
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0574
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0574

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1215   68/5/9    SCOTTSBLUFF,NEBR    BEECH 95B55         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1223                    N5896J              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 64, 16975 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTTSBLUFF MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5896J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5896J-2014-10-29), registration cancelled 2014-10-29, S/N TC-934, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (registry code 1152706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Scottsbluff Muni

## Other investigations on N5896J (1)

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 MKC70FCQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70FCQ01), Jan 7, 1970: Beech 95-B55 (N5896J), Hutchinson, KS, 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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