- Date
- October 9, 1968
- Place
- Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N162FBeech E18S
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108352
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3258 68/10/9 DETROIT,MICH BEECH E18S CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1902 N162F PX- 0 0 3 CORP/EXEC 52, 15000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 5000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT CITY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- PLT HAND CRANKED GR DOWN WHEN NORMAL SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N162F
- Reported as
- Beech E18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Detroit City