# NTSB MKC66F0447: Beech E18S, N3333C, Des Moines, IA, February 23, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 23, 1966
- Place: Des Moines, IA · DES MOINES, IA
- Location: 41.6005° N, 93.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6005&lon=-93.6091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172772
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0447
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0447

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1394  66/2/23    DES MOINES IOWA     BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2700
        TIME - 0745                    N3333C              PX-  0  0  6  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 361 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DES MOINES MUNCPL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  UNUSUAL NOISE
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- CHAIN ASSEMBLY P/N 188662 BROKE WHEN GEAR WAS EXTENDED.TAIL WHEEL DID NOT EXTEND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3333C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3333C-1971-08-12), registration cancelled 1971-08-12, S/N BA-36 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Des Moines Muncpl

## Other investigations on N3333C (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 CHI71FDJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FDJ07), Jul 25, 1970: Beech E18S (N3333C), Delavan, WI, destroyed

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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