# NTSB MKC73FER21: Beech 95-B55, N7958K, Detroit Lks, MN, September 7, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1972
- Place: Detroit Lks, MN · DETROIT LKS, MN
- Location: 46.8076° N, 95.8466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit Lakes, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8076&lon=-95.8466&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168364
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73FER21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FER21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3411   72/9/7    DETROIT LKS,MINN    BEECH 95-B55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 3400
        TIME - 1630                    N7958K              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 602 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT LAKES MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALEXANDRIA,MINN             DETROIT LAKES,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
        REMARKS- LNDD R MAIN GR RETRACTED PSN.UP-LOCK ROLLER SEIZED.AD72-17-2 NOT DUE FOR COMPLIANCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7958K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7958K-2013-05-09), registration cancelled 2013-05-09, S/N TC-896, built 1965 (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 I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Detroit Lakes Mun

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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