# NTSB CHI69A0070: Beech E18S, N68V, La Crosse, WI, February 5, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1969
- Place: La Crosse, WI · LA CROSSE, WI
- Location: 43.8251° N, 91.2246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Crosse, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8251&lon=-91.2246&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79388
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69A0070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69A0070

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0030   69/2/5    LA CROSSE,WIS       BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2155                    N68V                PX-  0  0  5  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      33, 7468 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        3715 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LA CROSSE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- LUBRICANT IN SEALED IDLER SPROCKET BEARING DETERIORATED.CAUSED FAILURE OF SLIDE TUBE,JAMMING GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68V-1991-01-28), registration cancelled 1991-01-28, S/N BA282 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: La Crosse

## Other investigations on N68V (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 CHI85FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA170), Apr 21, 1985: Beech E18S (N68V), Janesville, WI, substantial damage

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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