# NTSB FTW66D0070: Beechcraft D-18S, N44606, Caddo Mills, TX, April 23, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 23, 1965
- Place: Caddo Mills, TX · CADDO MILLS, TX
- Location: 33.0469° N, 96.2322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Caddo Mills, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0469&lon=-96.2322&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178537
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0070

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1551  65/4/23    CADDO MILLS TEX     BEECHCRAFT D-18S    CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1800                    N44606              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 38, 10000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 950 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CADDO MILLS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          LDG GR-RETRACTED FOR UNDETERMINED REASON
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N44606 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT D-18S
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Caddo Mills

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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