DEN68A0007

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D18S · Tucumcari, NM · July 22, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 22, 1967
Place
Tucumcari, NM · TUCUMCARI, NM
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N103GBeech D18S
Status
Completed · report September 21, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116001

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1814  67/7/22    TUCUMCARI,N MEX     BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1540                    N103G               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 45, 6700 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            480 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUCUMCARI MUNI
        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
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL SYSTM CHECKED OK AFTER ACCIDENT. GENERATORS WERE FUNCTIONAL WHEN TURNED ON.

Aircraft

Registration
N103G
Reported as
Beech D18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tucumcari Muni

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.