# NTSB MKC74AK039: Volpar H18, N1964A, Omaha, NE, January 22, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 22, 1974
- Place: Omaha, NE · OMAHA, NE
- Location: 41.2586° N, 95.9378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Omaha, NE, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2586&lon=-95.9378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187188
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74AK039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0130  74/1/22    OMAHA,NEBR          VOLPAR H18          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1840                    N1964A              PX-  0  0  6  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      38, 10872 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        460 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EPPLEY AIRFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENISON,IOWA                HARLAN,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
        REMARKS- ACTUATOR SCREW VOLPAR P/N 703 WORN TO THE EXTENT SOME INTERNAL TREADS NOT VIS R WHEEL DIDNT EXTEND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1964A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: VOLPAR H18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eppley Airfield

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740122001599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740122001599A), Jan 22, 1974: Beech H18, Omaha, NE, Substantial damage. Actuator screw volpar p/n 703 worn to the extent some internal treads not vis r wheel didnt extend

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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