# NTSB DIA69I0036: Beech E18S, N164F, Roanoke, VA, January 31, 1969

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1969
- Place: Roanoke, VA · ROANOKE, VA
- Location: 37.2710° N, 79.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2710&lon=-79.9414&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 29, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191284
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69I0036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69I0036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0005  69/1/31    ROANOKE,VA          BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 4250
        TIME - 0648                    N164F               PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODRUM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- MAIL FLT. LNDG GR JAMMED DURING PREVIOUS RETRACTION. LANDED WITH GR PARTIALLY EXTENDED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N164F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N164F-2013-07-09), registration cancelled 2013-07-09, S/N BA-90, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (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: Minor damage
- Airport: Woodrum

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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