# NTSB NYC71FNE35: Beech 95, N8226D, Willimantic, CT, May 29, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1971
- Place: Willimantic, CT · WILLIMANTIC, CT
- Location: 41.7166° N, 72.2117° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willimantic, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7166&lon=-72.2117&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 21, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161454
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71FNE35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FNE35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1737  71/5/29    WILLIMANTIC,CONN    BEECH 95            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 747
        TIME - 1500                    N8226D              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 132 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIMANTIC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILLIMANTIC,CONN            MIDDLEBORO,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8226D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8226D-1996-08-28), registration cancelled 1996-08-28, S/N TD26 (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: Willimantic

## Other investigations on N8226D (1)

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 NYC95LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA059), Feb 20, 1995: Beech 95 (N8226D), Millbrook, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to manually extend the landing gear which resulted in the landing gear collapsing. A factor was the intermittent loss of electrical power.

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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