# NTSB MIA71FKG05: Beech C18S, N6795C, Savannah, GA, July 11, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1970
- Place: Savannah, GA · SAVANNAH, GA
- Location: 32.0835° N, 81.0998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savannah, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0835&lon=-81.0998&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114920
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FKG05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKG05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2970  70/7/11    SAVANNAH,GA         BEECH C18S          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1115                    N6795C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 31, 2216 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            664 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAVANNAH MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAVANNAH,GA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- LDG GR POSITION LT INDICATOR INOP. EMERG GR CLUTCH FOUND TO SLIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6795C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6795C-1973-06-06), registration cancelled 1973-06-06, S/N 44-47209 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C18S
- Registry model: [Beech C18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c18s) (registry code 1150902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Savannah Muni

## Other investigations on N6795C (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW68A0046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0046-201106), Oct 21, 1967: Beech C-18S (N6795C), Brownsville, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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