CHI68D0161

NTSB accident investigation · Beech H18 · Vandalia, OH · July 21, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 21, 1967
Place
Vandalia, OH · VANDALIA, OH
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N218XBeech H18
Status
Completed · report October 17, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115593

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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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3-2485  67/7/21    VANDALIA,OHIO       BEECH H18           CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 7894
        TIME - 0716                    N218X               PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 486 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAYTON-COX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LFT GR CYLINDER ASSY CRACKED.

Aircraft

Registration
N218X
Reported as
Beech H18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Dayton-Cox

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.

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