# NTSB SEA78DYP37: Beech 95-B55, N9357Q, Walla Walla, WA, June 16, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1978
- Place: Walla Walla, WA · WALLA WALLA, WA
- Location: 46.0670° N, 118.3370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walla Walla, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0670&lon=-118.3370&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141254
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78DYP37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1503  78/6/16    WALLA WALLA,WA      BEECH 95-B55        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1232
        TIME - 1030                    N9357Q              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALLA WALLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RENTON,WA                   WALLA WALLA,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9357Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9357Q-2018-06-04), registration cancelled 2018-06-04, S/N TC-1416, built 1971 (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: Walla Walla

## 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 19780616016549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780616016549A), Jun 16, 1978: Beech 95B55, Walla Walla, WA, 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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