# NTSB NYC73IN017: Beech 95-C55, N945V, Fairfield, NJ, July 27, 1972

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1972
- Place: Fairfield, NJ · FAIRFIELD, NJ
- Location: 40.8837° N, 74.3060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfield, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8837&lon=-74.3060&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168754
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73IN017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73IN017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0035  72/7/27    FAIRFIELD,NJ        BEECH 95-C55        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1910                    N945V               PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 58, 32230 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 1066 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CALDWELL-WRIGHT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRATZ,PA                    FAIRFIELD,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N945V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-C55
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Caldwell-Wright

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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