# NTSB OAK78FVG20: Beech B95, N122GD, Napa, CA, February 12, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1978
- Place: Napa, CA · NAPA, CA
- Location: 38.2971° N, 122.3010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Napa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2971&lon=-122.3010&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143686
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78FVG20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVG20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0197  78/2/12    NAPA,CA             BEECH B95           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 413
        TIME - 2100                    N122GD              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 128 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NAPA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICO,CA                    NAPA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N122GD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N122GD-2018-10-03), registration cancelled 2018-10-03, S/N TC-68, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B95
- Registry model: [Beech 95-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-55) (registry code 1152702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-470-series) (registry code 17044, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Napa

## 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 19780212003119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780212003119A), Feb 12, 1978: Beech 9555, Napa, CA, 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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