# NTSB ANC68D0073: Beech D18S, N234S, Kodiak, AK, November 30, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1967
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112937
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC68D0073
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68D0073

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4191  67/11/30   KODIAK,ALAS         BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 8000
        TIME - 1300                    N234S               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KODIAK NAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- TEST HOP FOR PROP MAINT. ACFT INVOLVED IN PREVIOUS LNDG GEAR ACCDT.
```

## 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 Nas

## 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 ANC67D0046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67D0046), Jun 23, 1966: 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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