# NTSB OAK68F0291: Beech 95-A55, N9517Y, Kaunakakai, HI, January 26, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1968
- Place: Kaunakakai, HI · KAUNAKAKAI, HI
- Location: 21.0942° N, 157.0009° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kaunakakai, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.0942&lon=-157.0009&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 3, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111866
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68F0291
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68F0291

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0359  68/1/26    KAUNAKAKAI,HAWAII   BEECH 95-A55        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 8154
        TIME - 1448                    N9517Y              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOLOKAI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9517Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9517Y-2013-09-19), registration cancelled 2013-09-19, S/N TC-374, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-A55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-A55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (registry code 1152704) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Molokai

## Other investigations on N9517Y (2)

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 OAK76FJA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FJA13), Feb 27, 1976: Beech 95-A55 (N9517Y), Honolulu, HI, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK67D0277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0277), Apr 20, 1967: Beech 95A55 (N9517Y), Onolulu, HI, substantial damage

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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