# NTSB NYC75FNA35: Beech 95-58, N678, Plymouth, MA, March 5, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1975
- Place: Plymouth, MA · PLYMOUTH, MA
- Location: 41.9583° N, 70.6638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9583&lon=-70.6638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147829
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FNA35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNA35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0425   75/3/5    PLYMOUTH,MA         BEECH 95-58         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1700                    N678                PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 41, 12586 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLYMOUTH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAUNTON,MA                  PLYMOUTH,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        REMARKS- PLT THOUGHT HE WAS RETRACTING THE FLAPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N678 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-58
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Plymouth

## 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 19750305004269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750305004269A), Mar 5, 1975: Beech 58, Plymouth, MA, Substantial damage. Plt thought he was retracting the flaps.

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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