# NTSB CHI65F0078: Beechcraft D-45, N6373T, Half Day, IL, February 6, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1965
- Place: Half Day, IL · HALF DAY, IL
- Location: 42.2011° N, 87.9334° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Half Day, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2011&lon=-87.9334&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179692
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65F0078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65F0078

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2323   65/2/6    HALF DAY ILL        BEECHCRAFT D-45     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 140
        TIME - 2000                    N6373T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHICAGOLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6373T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT D-45
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chicagoland

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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