# NTSB NYC67D0351: Beechcraft A55, N1729G, Westfield, MA, October 25, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1966
- Place: Westfield, MA · WESTFIELD, MA
- Location: 42.1251° N, 72.7495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1251&lon=-72.7495&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120351
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0351
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0351

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3693  66/10/25   WESTFIELD MASS      BEECHCRAFT A55      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1790
        TIME - 1015                    N1729G              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARNES MUNI.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- PROPELLER STRUCK RUNWAY GO AROUND EXECUTED LANDED WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1729G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT A55
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Barnes Muni.

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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