# NTSB IAD74II026: Beech D18S, N3556C, Knoxville, TN, November 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1973
- Place: Knoxville, TN · KNOXVILLE, TN
- Location: 35.9606° N, 83.9207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knoxville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9606&lon=-83.9207&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187742
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74II026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74II026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0028  73/11/14   KNOXVILLE,TENN      BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 0321                    N3556C              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCGHEE-TYSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MEMPHIS,TENN                RETURN                       KNOXVILLE,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        REMARKS- NO GR MALFUNCTION FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3556C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3556C-2011-08-16), registration cancelled 2011-08-16, S/N 26600, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Mcghee-Tyson

## Other investigations on N3556C (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD74AI027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI027), Nov 18, 1973: Cessna 170 (N3556C), Glasgow, KY, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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