# NTSB OAK70D0109: Beech 95-B55, N8007R, Hawthorne, NV, July 21, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1969
- Place: Hawthorne, NV · HAWTHORNE, NV
- Location: 38.5253° N, 118.6260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hawthorne, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5253&lon=-118.6260&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164431
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70D0109
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70D0109

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2513  69/7/21    HAWTHORNE,NEV       BEECH 95-B55        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0742                    N8007R              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            25, 2420 TOTAL HOURS, 194
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAWTHORNE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RENO,NEV                    HAWTHORNE,NEV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- TRMNLS 3 AND C1 ON GR RELAY PN606839A MAY HAVE BEEN CONNECTED BY PIECE LOOSE WIRE FOUND NEAR RELAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8007R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8007R), registered now, S/N TC-1244, built 1969 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hawthorne Muni

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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