# NTSB NYC72FFA29: Beech 65-A90, N791K, Albany, NY, January 11, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 11, 1972
- Place: Albany, NY · ALBANY, NY
- Location: 42.6657° N, 73.7984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6657&lon=-73.7984&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165317
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FFA29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FFA29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0189  72/1/11    ALBANY,NY           BEECH 65-A90        CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1838                    N791K               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 56, 15386 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1916 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBANY CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WELLSVILLE,NY               ALBANY,NY
        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 - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        REMARKS- PAINT ON NOSE GR ACTUATOR SHAFT. UN TO CMPLTLY RAISE OR LOWER GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N791K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N791K-1973-06-24), registration cancelled 1973-06-24, S/N LJ-253 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-A90
- Registry model: [Beech 65-A90-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90-4) (registry code 1152811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Albany Co

## Other investigations on N791K (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 NYC73AN122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN122), Mar 13, 1973: Beech 65-A90 (N791K), Portland, ME, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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