# NTSB LAX73DUG63: Beech D18S, N165WP, Perris, CA, June 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1973
- Place: Perris, CA · PERRIS, CA
- Location: 33.7825° N, 117.2286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Perris, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7825&lon=-117.2286&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190115
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73DUG63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUG63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1801   73/6/9    PERRIS,CALIF        BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1315                    N165WP              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            AGE 38, 3200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            35 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PERRIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PERRIS,CALIF                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        REMARKS- WALKING GR RETAINING COLLAR FAILED CAUSING OLEO DRAG LEG TO DISCONNECT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N165WP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N165WP-2013-09-26), registration cancelled 2013-09-26, S/N A-469, built 1948 (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: Perris

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730609019639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730609019639A), Jun 9, 1973: Beech D18S, Perris, CA, Substantial damage. Walking gr retaining collar failed causing oleo drag leg to disconnect.

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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