CHI66A0081

NTSB accident investigation · Beech C-18S · Akron, OH · March 31, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 31, 1966
Place
Akron, OH · AKRON, OH
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N80216Beech C-18S
Status
Completed · report November 30, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172413

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0363  66/3/31    AKRON OHIO          BEECH C-18S         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2202                    N80216              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 36, 4092 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            120 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AKRON-CANTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- PILOT ACTUATED LANDING GEAR CLUTCH WHILE MANUALLY RAISING FLAPS.DUE TO ELEC.FAILURE FROM OVERLOADS

Aircraft

Registration
N80216
Reported as
Beech C-18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Akron-Canton

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.