LAX67D0060

NTSB accident investigation · Beech C-18S · Yuma, AZ · August 10, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 10, 1966
Place
Yuma, AZ · YUMA, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8073HBeech C-18S
Status
Completed · report December 2, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178737

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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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3-2864  66/8/10    YUMA ARIZ           BEECH C-18S         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 2000
        TIME - 0730                    N8073H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 850 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YUMA INTL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N8073H
Reported as
Beech C-18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Yuma Intl

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.