# NTSB UNK65X1390: Beechraft A55, N558T, Ft Lauderdale, FL, February 3, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1965
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 18, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180750
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1390
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1390

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0238   65/2/3    FT LAUDERDALE FLA   BEECHRAFT A55       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 505
        TIME - 1600                    N558T               PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 275 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT LAUDERDALE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR STRUT SCISSORS BOLT FAILED, WHEEL FELLOFF ON PREVIOUS TAKEOFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N558T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N558T-2013-09-19), registration cancelled 2013-09-19, S/N TC-92, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHRAFT A55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-55) (registry code 1152702) (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: Ft Lauderdale

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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