# NTSB CHI66F0224: Beechcraft D-18S, N321D, Detroit, MI, September 16, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1965
- Place: Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176087
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0224
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0224

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2616  65/9/16    DETROIT MICH        BEECHCRAFT D-18S    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 4425
        TIME - 2220                    N321D               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1800 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N321D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N321D-1977-05-31), registration cancelled 1977-05-31, S/N A-413 (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: Detroit City

## Other investigations on N321D (2)

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 IAD77FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA023), Feb 14, 1977: Beechcraft D-18S (N321D), Covington, KY, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI66F0516](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0516), Jan 12, 1966: Beech D18S (N321D), Detroit, MI, substantial damage

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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