# NTSB CHI63A0183: Armstrong AW650, N6506R, Fairfield, OH, June 9, 1963

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1963
- Place: Fairfield, OH · FAIRFIELD, OH
- Location: 39.3314° N, 84.5427° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfield, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3314&lon=-84.5427&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108511
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI63A0183
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI63A0183

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0040   63/6/9    FAIRFIELD,OHIO      ARMSTRONG AW650     CR-  0  0  3  MILITARY CTR CARGO DOM    AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2239                    N6506R              PX-  0  0  0                            46, 13321 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            403 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PATTERSON AFB
        OPERATOR - CAPITOL AIRWAYS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- LNDG GR SELECTOR AND FINE PITCH LEVER IN CLOSE PROXIMITY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6506R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ARMSTRONG AW650
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Patterson Afb

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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