# NTSB MKC80DCG44: Beech 95-B55, N4267S, Olathe, KS, September 5, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1980
- Place: Olathe, KS · OLATHE, KS
- Location: 38.8814° N, 94.8191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olathe, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8814&lon=-94.8191&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129390
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DCG44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCG44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1795   80/9/5    OLATHE,KS           BEECH 95-B55        CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 2150
        TIME - 1532                    N4267S              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSON CITY IND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OLATHE,KS                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4267S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4267S), registered now, S/N TC-2037, built 1977 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Johnson City Ind

## 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 19800905039499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800905039499A), Sep 5, 1980: Beech 9555, Olathe, KS, Substantial damage. Owner checking out pilot in twin aircraft. Gear retracted during takeoff run on touch & go landing.

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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