CHI66F0308

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft C-18S · Jamestown, IN · September 8, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 8, 1965
Place
Jamestown, IN · JAMESTOWN, IN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4723CBeechcraft C-18S
Status
Completed · report October 26, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175534

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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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3-2671   65/9/8    JAMESTOWN IND       BEECHCRAFT C-18S    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 2700
        TIME - 1910                    N4723C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JAMESTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N4723C
Reported as
Beechcraft C-18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Jamestown

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.