# NTSB NYC74IN023: Beech 95-C55, N5943S, Windsor Lock, CT, September 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1973
- Place: Windsor Lock, CT · WINDSOR LOCK, CT
- Location: 41.9293° N, 72.6273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Windsor Locks, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9293&lon=-72.6273&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187743
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74IN023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74IN023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0034  73/9/14    WINDSOR LOCK,CONN   BEECH 95-C55        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1320                    N5943S              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            54, 11000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADLEY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLUSHING,NY                 EAST HAMPTON,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        REMARKS- LDG GR ACTUATOR ASSY JAMMED AFTR TKOF.UN EXTEND OR RETRACT GR FRM IMT PSN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5943S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5943S-1975-03-27), registration cancelled 1975-03-27, S/N TE-130 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-C55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-C55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (registry code 1152708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Bradley Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730914031109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730914031109A), Sep 14, 1973: Beech 95C55, Windsor Lock, CT, Substantial damage. Ldg gr actuator assy jammed aftr tkof. Un extend or retract gr frm imt psn.

## Other investigations on N5943S (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 MIA75AM043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75AM043), Jan 11, 1975: Beech 95-C55 (N5943S), Opa Locka, FL, destroyed, 1 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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