# NTSB NYC69F0284: Beech 95, N396B, Allentown, PA, January 4, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 4, 1969
- Place: Allentown, PA · ALLENTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.5936° N, 75.4784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allentown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5936&lon=-75.4784&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191735
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0284
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0284

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0391   69/1/4    ALLENTOWN,PA        BEECH 95            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 727
        TIME - 1630                    N396B               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 358 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUEEN CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        REMARKS- L GR UPLOCK SIEZED DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N396B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Queen City

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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