# NTSB CHI69I0091: Beech D18S, N57CC, Lexington, KY, May 5, 1969

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1969
- Place: Lexington, KY · LEXINGTON, KY
- Location: 37.9887° N, 84.4777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9887&lon=-84.4777&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173054
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69I0091
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69I0091

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0007   69/5/5    LEXINGTON,KY        BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2115                    N57CC               PX-  0  0  1  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      AGE 38, 3000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        174 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUE GRASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        REMARKS- MAIL FLT. DEFLATED L MAIN GR TIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N57CC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57CC-1972-03-21), registration cancelled 1972-03-21, S/N A-277 (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: Minor damage
- Airport: Blue Grass

## Other investigations on N57CC (2)

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 MKC72AK047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72AK047), Feb 2, 1972: Beech D18S (N57CC), Bismarck, ND, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA66A0029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0029), Sep 8, 1965: Beechcraft D-18S (N57CC), Atlanta, GA, 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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