CHI66D0456

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft D-18S · Ft Wayne, IN · October 21, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 21, 1965
Place
Ft Wayne, IN · FT WAYNE, IN
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N935TXBeechcraft D-18S
Status
Completed · report January 4, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175356

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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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3-3389  65/10/21   FT WAYNE IND        BEECHCRAFT D-18S    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1209                    N935TX              PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 32, 7000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: MOTORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- GEAR MOTOR DYNAMIC BRAKE RELAY FAILED

Aircraft

Registration
N935TX
Reported as
Beechcraft D-18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Baer

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.