# NTSB CHI66F0338: Beechcraft D-17S, N67426, Evansville, IN, September 2, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1965
- Place: Evansville, IN · EVANSVILLE, IN
- Location: 37.9748° N, 87.5558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Evansville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9748&lon=-87.5558&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 1, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175213
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0338
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0338

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3078   65/9/2    EVANSVILLE IND      BEECHCRAFT D-17S    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1700
        TIME - 1723                    N67426              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DRESS
        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
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR MOTOR FAILED FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N67426 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT D-17S
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dress

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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