# NTSB NYC72FHJ03: Beech 95-B55, N211D, Fishers Island, NY, July 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1971
- Place: Fishers Island, NY · FISHERS ISLAND, NY
- Location: 41.2677° N, 71.9928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fishers Island, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2677&lon=-71.9928&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162545
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FHJ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FHJ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N211D), registered now, S/N TC-995, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (registry code 1152706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Elizabeth

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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