# NTSB CHI69A0055: Beech D18S, N629B, Inkster, MI, November 18, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1968
- Place: Inkster, MI · INKSTER, MI
- Location: 42.2939° N, 83.3203° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Inkster, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2939&lon=-83.3203&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 4 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192027
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69A0055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69A0055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4817  68/11/18   INKSTER,MICH        BEECH D18S          CR-  0  2  0  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1855                    N629B               PX-  0  2  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            27, 2418 TOTAL HOURS, 339
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAYNE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT CREW
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQ.DIRECTIVES,MANUAL,EQUIPMENT
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- UNABLE TO REDUCE ANGLE OF ATTACK TO OBTAIN V-2 SPEED 1727 LBS OVR GWT.9.26 IN AFT OF MAX CG LIMITS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N629B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N629B-1969-01-28), registration cancelled 1969-01-28, S/N A461 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Wayne

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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