# NTSB FTW66F0058: Beechcraft D-18, N44606, Caddo Mills, TX, April 20, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178501
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0058

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1247  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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT D-18
- 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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