# NTSB FTW68A0002: Beech D18S, N8952A, Kelleen, TX, July 11, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1967
- Place: Kelleen, TX · KELLEEN, TX
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 10 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115995
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68A0002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0852  67/7/11    KELLEEN TEX         BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 9000
        TIME - 1653                    N8952A              PX-  0  0  9  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 2700 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KILLEEN MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- RT BRAKE FAILED,LEAK AT BOTTOM OF PISTON-HYDRAULIC FLUID CONTAMINATED.TAIL WHEEL LOCK MALFUNCTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8952A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8952A-1970-06-16), registration cancelled 1970-06-16, S/N A-801 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Killeen Muni

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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