NYC72FHJ03

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 95-B55 · Fishers Island, NY · July 28, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 28, 1971
Place
Fishers Island, NY · FISHERS ISLAND, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N211DBeech 95-B55
Status
Completed · report March 6, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162545

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2520  71/7/28    FISHERS ISLAND,NY   BEECH 95-B55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 2343
        TIME - 1000                    N211D               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELIZABETH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORRISTOWN,NJ               FISHERS ISLAND,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- AFTER LDG,FOR MORE EFFECTIVE BRAKING,PLT INTENDED TO RAISE FLAPS,RETRACTED LDG GR.

Aircraft

Registration
N211D
Reported as
Beech 95-B55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Elizabeth

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.