# NTSB ANC67D0046: Beech D18S, N234S, Kodiak, AK, June 23, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1966
- Place: Kodiak, AK · KODIAK, AK
- Location: 57.7906° N, 152.4222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kodiak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7906&lon=-152.4222&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122852
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC67D0046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67D0046

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3202  66/6/23    KODIAK ALAS         BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 8000
        TIME - 1100                    N234S               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KODIAK MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- CHECK PILOT IN RIGHT SEAT, NO BRAKES AVAILABLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N234S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234S-2009-10-09), registration cancelled 2009-10-09, S/N A-115, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kodiak Municipal

## Other investigations on N234S (2)

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.

- [NTSB ANC68D0073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68D0073), Nov 30, 1967: Beech D18S (N234S), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66F0283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0283), Aug 16, 1965: Beechcraft D-18S (N234S), Ft Worth, TX, 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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