# NTSB UNK71X0103: Beech 99, N995E, Trinidad, Chad, December 21, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1970
- Place: Trinidad, Chad · TRINIDAD,BWI, Trinidad And Tobago
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 12 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159528
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK71X0103
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK71X0103

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0083  70/12/21   TRINIDAD,BWI        BEECH 99            CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1969
        TIME - 1100                    N995E               PX-  0  0 10  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 266 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-I        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PIARCO INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOBAGO,BWI                  TRINIDAD,BWI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- INVEST AND REPORTED BY GOVT OF BRITISH WEST INDIES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N995E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N995E-1973-11-01), registration cancelled 1973-11-01, S/N U-63, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- Registry model: [Beech 99](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99) (registry code 1154002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Piarco Intl

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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