FTW66D0243

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft G-18S · Austin, TX · August 7, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 7, 1965
Place
Austin, TX · AUSTIN, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N7711SBeechcraft G-18S
Status
Completed · report September 28, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176619

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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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3-2345   65/8/7    AUSTIN TEX          BEECHCRAFT G-18S    CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1215                    N7711S              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      41, 8500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUBLE L
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY

Aircraft

Registration
N7711S
Reported as
Beechcraft G-18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Double L

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.