# NTSB FTW71AF008: Beech D18S, N87Q, Tulsa, OK, August 23, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1970
- Place: Tulsa, OK · TULSA, OK
- Location: 36.1540° N, 95.9928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulsa, OK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1540&lon=-95.9928&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116863
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71AF008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71AF008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1387  70/8/23    TULSA,OKLA          BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 4488
        TIME - 2050                    N87Q                PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 2130 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TULSA INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULSA,OKLA                  OKLA.CITY,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- MAIL FLT. GR LEVER RAISED AT UNDET TIME PRIOR TO T/O.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N87Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87Q-1971-04-02), registration cancelled 1971-04-02, S/N A61 (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: Tulsa Intl

## Other investigations on N87Q (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW65F0009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65F0009), Mar 4, 1965: Beechcraft D-18S (N87Q), El Paso, TX, substantial damage

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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