# NTSB MKC74IK001: Beech D18S, N6126, Des Moines, IA, July 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1973
- Place: Des Moines, IA · DES MOINES, IA
- Location: 41.6005° N, 93.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6005&lon=-93.6091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188779
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74IK001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74IK001

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6126-2018-01-25), registration cancelled 2018-01-25, S/N CA-73, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Registry model: [Beech 3N](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-3n) (registry code 1151042) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Des Moines Muni

## Other investigations on N6126 (1)

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 CHI72FEM66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEM66), Apr 13, 1972: Beech C-45 (N6126), Grand Rapids, MI, 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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