# NTSB CHI67F0152: Beech D18S, N35X, Kokomo, IN, September 4, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1966
- Place: Kokomo, IN · KOKOMO, IN
- Location: 40.4864° N, 86.1336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kokomo, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4864&lon=-86.1336&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 20, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121047
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0152
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0152

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2304   66/9/4    KOKOMO IND          BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 1509
        TIME - 1250                    N35X                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KOKOMO MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR SAFETY SWITCH LOOSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35X-1967-08-03), registration cancelled 1967-08-03, S/N A-160 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kokomo Muni

## Other investigations on N35X (1)

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 CHI68F0218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0218), Jul 1, 1967: Beech D18S (N35X), Goshen, IN, destroyed

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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