# NTSB DEN68F0022: Beech D18S, N631B, Cheyenne, WY, June 28, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1967
- Place: Cheyenne, WY · CHEYENNE, WY
- Location: 41.1400° N, 104.8202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cheyenne, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1400&lon=-104.8202&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116295
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68F0022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68F0022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2248  67/6/28    CHEYENNE,WYO        BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 550
        TIME - 1615                    N631B               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEYENNE MUNI.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        REMARKS- PIECE OF WOOD JAMMED IN TAIL WHEEL WELL PREVENTED TAIL WHEEL FROM EXTENDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N631B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N631B-2014-11-12), registration cancelled 2014-11-12, S/N A-430, built 1948 (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: Cheyenne 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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