# NTSB CHI66F0308: Beechcraft C-18S, N4723C, Jamestown, IN, September 8, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1965
- Place: Jamestown, IN · JAMESTOWN, IN
- Location: 39.9351° N, 86.6225° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamestown, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9351&lon=-86.6225&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175534
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0308
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0308

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2671   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4723C-2012-08-06), registration cancelled 2012-08-06, S/N 6579, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT C-18S
- Registry model: [Beech C18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c18s) (registry code 1150902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jamestown

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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