- Date
- April 20, 1965
- Place
- Caddo Mills, TX · CADDO MILLS, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N44606Beechcraft D-18
- Status
- Completed · report August 6, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178501
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1247 65/4/20 CADDO MILLS TEX BEECHCRAFT D-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 700 TIME - 1745 N44606 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CADDO MILLS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED FACTOR(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: RELAYS AND WIRING MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SMOKE IN COCKPIT REMARKS- INPUT WIRE FROM GENERATOR TO RELAY BOX NOT PROPERLY INSULATED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N44606
- Reported as
- Beechcraft D-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Caddo Mills