# NTSB CHI68F0376: Beech D18S, N117J, Erlanger, KY, October 5, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1967
- Place: Erlanger, KY · ERLANGER, KY
- Location: 39.0395° N, 84.6000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Erlanger, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0395&lon=-84.6000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113969
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0376
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0376

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3993   67/10/5   ERLANGER,KY         BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 2558
        TIME - 2420                    N117J               PX-  0  0  0  MIL/CTR CARGO             TOTAL HOURS, 1227 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER CINCINATI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- PLT HAD INDICATIONS OF PREVIOUS ELEC TROUBLE.CRANKED GEAR UP INSTEAD OF DOWN.FAILURE OF LFT BATTRY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N117J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117J-1976-05-13), registration cancelled 1976-05-13, S/N A-215 (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: Greater Cincinati

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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