# NTSB MKC80FCD18: Beech 95-D55, N7952R, Mason City, IA, June 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1980
- Place: Mason City, IA · MASON CITY, IA
- Location: 43.1478° N, 93.2004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mason City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1478&lon=-93.2004&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131077
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FCD18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCD18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0492  80/6/13    MASON CITY,IA       BEECH 95-D55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 2645
        TIME - 1903                    N7952R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 202 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MASON CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CEDAR RAPIDS,IA             MASON CITY,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7952R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7952R), registered now, S/N TE-706, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-D55
- Registry model: [Beech D55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (registry code 1152730) (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: Mason City

## 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 19800613019249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800613019249A), Jun 13, 1980: Beech 9555, Mason City, IA, Substantial damage. Claimed gear coapsed on landing roll. Marks on runway & airplane indicate gear not fully down on 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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