# NTSB MKC73FCJ26: Beech D95A, N816G, North Platte, NE, November 28, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 28, 1972
- Place: North Platte, NE · NORTH PLATTE, NE
- Location: 41.1256° N, 100.7498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Platte, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1256&lon=-100.7498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169247
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73FCJ26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCJ26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3942  72/11/28   NORTH PLATTE,NEBR   BEECH D95A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 14169
        TIME - 1044                    N816G               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 304 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEE BIRD FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LACROSSE,WIS                DENVER,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PAX HIT LDG GR SWITCH WITH BOOK,RIGHT MN GR COLLAPSED BEFORE PAX COULD RTN SWITCH TO DN POSITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N816G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N816G), registered now, S/N TD-562, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D95A
- Registry model: [Beech D95A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d95a) (registry code 1153408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lee Bird Field

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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