- Date
- July 19, 1973
- Place
- Des Moines, IA · DES MOINES, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6126Beech D18S
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 188779
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0015 73/7/19 DES MOINES,IOWA BEECH D18S CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0140 N6126 PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER AGE 33, 2250 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D 300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - DES MOINES MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CHICAGO,ILL OMAHA,NEBR DES MOINES,IOWA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR REMARKS- MAIL FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6126
- Reported as
- Beech D18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Des Moines Muni
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