MKC69A0028

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D18S · Alexandria, MN · November 4, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 4, 1968
Place
Alexandria, MN · ALEXANDRIA, MN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N203WBeech D18S
Status
Completed · report March 3, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107736

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4546   68/11/4   ALEXANDRIA,MINN     BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2131
        TIME - 1600                    N203W               PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 531 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALEXANDRIA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N203W
Reported as
Beech D18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Alexandria

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.