# NTSB MIA71FKJ23: Beech E18S, N4012, Anniston, AL, October 3, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1970
- Place: Anniston, AL · ANNISTON, AL
- Location: 33.6598° N, 85.8316° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anniston, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6598&lon=-85.8316&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158859
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FKJ23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKJ23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4611   70/10/3   ANNISTON,ALA        BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1440                    N4012               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  27, 4010 TOTAL HOURS, 610
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANNISTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  ANNISTON,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- FATIGUE FAILURE OF LDG GR SUPPORT ASSMBLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4012](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4012-2011-02-14), registration cancelled 2011-02-14, S/N BA-97, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (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: Anniston

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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