# NTSB MKC69F0349: Beech D18S, N123EM, Mcconnell Ab, KS, February 3, 1969

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1969
- Place: Mcconnell Ab, KS · MCCONNELL AB, KS
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201667
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69F0349
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0349-201667

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0004   69/2/3    MCCONNELL AB,KANS   BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N123EM              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  AGE 26, 2424 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            19 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCONNELL AF BASE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- L GR CHAIN SPROCKET BRACKET FAILED ON PREVIOUS T/0. INTNTL WHEELS UP LNDG ON FOAMED RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N123EM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123EM-2012-06-12), registration cancelled 2012-06-12, S/N A-70, built 1947 (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 R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Mcconnell Af Base

## Other investigations on N123EM (2)

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 MIA78IA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78IA007), Oct 24, 1977: Beech D-18S (N123EM), Miami, FL, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB FTW67F0364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0364), Jan 4, 1967: Beech D18S (N123EM), Dallas, TX, substantial damage

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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