# NTSB CHI68D0161: Beech H18, N218X, Vandalia, OH, July 21, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1967
- Place: Vandalia, OH · VANDALIA, OH
- Location: 39.8790° N, 84.1922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vandalia, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8790&lon=-84.1922&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115593
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68D0161
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0161

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2485  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218X-1993-02-25), registration cancelled 1993-02-25, S/N BA689 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H18
- Registry model: [Beech H-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18) (registry code 1151012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dayton-Cox

## Other investigations on N218X (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 NYC84FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA113), Mar 20, 1984: Beech H-18 (N218X), Morrisonville, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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