# NTSB OAK77FVW06: Beech 95-B55, N2839W, Las Vegas, NV, January 3, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 3, 1977
- Place: Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156779
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77FVW06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVW06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0024   77/1/3    LAS VEGAS,NV        BEECH 95-B55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 700
        TIME - 1931                    N2839W              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCARRAN INT'L
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POMONA,CA                   LAS VEGAS,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT INTENDED TO RAISE WING FLAPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2839W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2839W-2023-10-11), registration cancelled 2023-10-11, S/N TC-1571, built 1973 (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: Mccarran Int'L

## 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 19770103000029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770103000029A), Jan 3, 1977: Beech 95B55, Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Pilot intended to raise wing 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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