# NTSB CHI69F0181: Beech D18S, N171U, Muskegon, MI, July 24, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1968
- Place: Muskegon, MI · MUSKEGON, MI
- Location: 43.2265° N, 86.2572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muskegon, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2265&lon=-86.2572&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109232
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0181
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0181

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2438  68/7/24    MUSKEGON,MICH       BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 4282
        TIME - 2100                    N171U               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUSKEGON COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N171U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Muskegon County

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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