# NTSB CHI66D0213: Beechcraft D-18S, N8999E, Cleveland, OH, August 17, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1965
- Place: Cleveland, OH · CLEVELAND, OH
- Location: 41.4995° N, 81.6954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleveland, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4995&lon=-81.6954&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176662
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66D0213
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0213

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2405  65/8/17    CLEVELAND OHIO      BEECHCRAFT D-18S    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1530
        TIME - 0830                    N8999E              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKEFRONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH PAVING MACHINE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8999E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8999E-1972-11-14), registration cancelled 1972-11-14, S/N A-585, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT D-18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lakefront

## Other investigations on N8999E (1)

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 CHI71AC029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71AC029), Oct 28, 1970: Beech D18S (N8999E), Plymouth, MI, destroyed

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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