# NTSB DEN65D0096: Beechcraft D-18S, N9572Z, Nogales, AZ, May 4, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1965
- Place: Nogales, AZ · NOGALES, AZ
- Location: 31.3619° N, 110.9348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nogales, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3619&lon=-110.9348&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177719
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN65D0096
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65D0096

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1005   65/5/4    NOGALES,ARIZ        BEECHCRAFT D-18S    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1835                    N9572Z              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  AGE 55, 17000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 1400 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NOGALES INT.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9572Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9572Z-1966-07-11), registration cancelled 1966-07-11, S/N AF-15 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT D-18S
- Registry model: [Beech C-45H](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (registry code 1151018) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nogales Int.

## Other investigations on N9572Z (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 UNK66X0136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK66X0136), Apr 10, 1966: Beech C-45H (N9572Z), Nogales, Mexico, destroyed, 12 fatal

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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