FTW66F0283

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft D-18S · Ft Worth, TX · August 16, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 16, 1965
Place
Ft Worth, TX · FT WORTH, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N234SBeechcraft D-18S
Status
Completed · report October 12, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178657

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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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3-2452  65/8/16    FT WORTH TEX        BEECHCRAFT D-18S    CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 15000
        TIME - 1329                    N234S               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEACHAM
        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)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- GEAR WARNING HORN INOPERATIVE

Aircraft

Registration
N234S
Reported as
Beechcraft D-18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Meacham

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.

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