# NTSB FTW68A0089: Beech D18S, N212Z, Altus, OK, April 14, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 14, 1968
- Place: Altus, OK · ALTUS, OK
- Location: 34.6571° N, 99.3090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Altus, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6571&lon=-99.3090&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111045
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68A0089
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0089

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0655  68/4/14    ALTUS,OKLA          BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1920                    N212Z               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 24, 2100 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALTUS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- US.MAIL CONTRACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N212Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N212Z-1976-06-04), registration cancelled 1976-06-04, S/N A-529, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Altus

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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