# NTSB MKC68F0538: Douglas A-26, N61B, Kansas City, KS, March 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1968
- Place: Kansas City, KS · KANSAS CITY, KS
- Location: 39.1142° N, 94.6275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1142&lon=-94.6275&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111165
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0538
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0538

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0830  68/3/16    KANSAS CITY,KANS    DOUGLAS A-26        CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 7642
        TIME - 1630                    N61B                PX-  0  0  2  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 820 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRFAX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- RT GEAR TRUNION PIVOT FITTINGS FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61B-2013-02-11), registration cancelled 2013-02-11, S/N 43-22281, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS A-26
- Registry model: [Douglas B-26B](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-b-26b) (registry code 3020514) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fairfax

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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