# NTSB CHI71FDJ03: Beech C-18, N2391C, Waukesha, WI, July 10, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1970
- Place: Waukesha, WI · WAUKESHA, WI
- Location: 43.0091° N, 88.2451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waukesha, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0091&lon=-88.2451&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114601
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FDJ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FDJ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2909  70/7/10    WAUKESHA,WIS        BEECH C-18          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 185
        TIME - 1355                    N2391C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAUKESHA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAUKESHA,WIS                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PLT RAISED ACFT TAIL EARLY IN T/O ROLL,L WNG WENT DWN,ACFT LEFT RWY,CARTWHEELED INTO CORN FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2391C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2391C-2009-10-09), registration cancelled 2009-10-09, S/N 7695, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-18
- Registry model: [Beech C18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c18s) (registry code 1150902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Waukesha 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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