# NTSB DEN68A0007: Beech D18S, N103G, Tucumcari, NM, July 22, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1967
- Place: Tucumcari, NM · TUCUMCARI, NM
- Location: 35.1709° N, 103.7053° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucumcari, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1709&lon=-103.7053&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116001
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68A0007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68A0007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N103G), registered now, S/N A533, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (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: Tucumcari Muni

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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