# NTSB MIA66D0619: Beech E18S, N5637D, Hatteras, NC, June 15, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1966
- Place: Hatteras, NC · HATTERAS, NC
- Location: 35.2212° N, 75.6849° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hatteras, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2212&lon=-75.6849&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171363
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66D0619
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0619

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1518  66/6/15    HATTERAS NC         BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 20000
        TIME - 1800                    N5637D              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 950 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BILLY MITCHELL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        REMARKS- VOLPAR TRI-GEAR FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5637D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Billy Mitchell

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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