# NTSB NYC70F0098: Beech 95, N1506R, Buffalo, NY, August 12, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1969
- Place: Buffalo, NY · BUFFALO, NY
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162331
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70F0098
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70F0098

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3485  69/8/12    BUFFALO,NY          BEECH 95            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2171
        TIME - 1650                    N1506R              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER BUFFALO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLOTTE,NC                BUFFALO,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NO GYRO PRACTICE INST APCH.ACFT T/D ON NOSE WHEEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1506R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1506R-1984-07-24), registration cancelled 1984-07-24, S/N TD-139 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95
- Registry model: [Beech 95](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95) (registry code 1153402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greater Buffalo

## Other investigations on N1506R (2)

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.

- [NTSB DEN82FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA011), Nov 28, 1981: Beech 95 (N1506R), Cedar City, UT, destroyed, 4 fatal
- [NTSB MIA68F0234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0234), Sep 16, 1967: Beech B95 (N1506R), Orangeburg, SC, substantial damage

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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