# NTSB MIA73AM006: Beech D18S, N2344, Jacksonville, FL, July 4, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1972
- Place: Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167743
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73AM006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3991   72/7/4    JACKSONVILLE,FLA    BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 5041
        TIME - 0758                    N2344               PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 364 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  JACKSONVILE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  JACKSONVILLE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2344](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2344-2011-08-19), registration cancelled 2011-08-19, S/N A-237, built 1946 (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 Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Jacksonvile Intl

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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