# NTSB ANC62A0027: Beech C18S, N8044H, Kotzebue, AK, July 7, 1962

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1962
- Place: Kotzebue, AK · KOTZEBUE, AK
- Location: 66.8868° N, 162.4917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kotzebue, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8868&lon=-162.4917&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 15, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122483
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC62A0027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC62A0027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0025   62/7/7    KOTZEBUE,ALAS       BEECH C18S          CR-  0  0  2  SCHED DOM CARGO SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0925                    N8044H              PX-  0  0  0                            35, 8341 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1512 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEIN MEMORIAL
        OPERATOR - WIEN ALASKA AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KOTZEBUE,ALAS               LIZ A,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- GR SWITCH INADVERTENTLY PLACED IN UP POSITION BY UNDET PERSON PRIOR TO PRE-FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8044H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8044H-1965-04-16), registration cancelled 1965-04-16, S/N 43-43500 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C18S
- Registry model: [Beech C18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c18s) (registry code 1150902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wein Memorial

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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