# NTSB MIA68A0059: Beech C18, N7940C, St.Croix, VI, December 28, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1967
- Place: St.Croix, VI · ST.CROIX,VI, VI
- Location: 17.7397° N, 64.7388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Croix, VI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=17.7397&lon=-64.7388&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112074
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68A0059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68A0059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4669  67/12/28   ST.CROIX,VI         BEECH C18           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0816                    N7940C              PX-  0  0  1  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      51, 6147 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.CROIX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7940C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7940C-1973-05-07), registration cancelled 1973-05-07, S/N 8689 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C18
- Registry model: [Beech C18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c18s) (registry code 1150902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: St.Croix

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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