MKC74IK005

NTSB incident investigation · Beech D18S · Mitchell, SD · August 10, 1973

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 10, 1973
Place
Mitchell, SD · MITCHELL, SD
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N80201Beech D18S
Status
Completed · report October 16, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
188781

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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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5-0018  73/8/10    MITCHELL,S DAK      BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0040                    N80201              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      AGE 23, 1395 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        573 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MITCHELL MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MITCHELL,S DAK              PIERRE,S DAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- MAIL FLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N80201
Reported as
Beech D18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Mitchell Muni

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