# NTSB CHI66F0646: Beech D18C, N700U, Athens, OH, April 12, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1966
- Place: Athens, OH · ATHENS, OH
- Location: 39.3263° N, 82.1002° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Athens, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3263&lon=-82.1002&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172549
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0646
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0646

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0625  66/4/12    ATHENS OHIO         BEECH D18C          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1515                    N700U               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  49, 5431 TOTAL HOURS, 750
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OHIO UNIVERSITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N700U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ohio University

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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