# NTSB MKC74IK005: Beech D18S, N80201, Mitchell, SD, August 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1973
- Place: Mitchell, SD · MITCHELL, SD
- Location: 43.7281° N, 98.0414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mitchell, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7281&lon=-98.0414&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188781
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74IK005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74IK005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80201-2012-11-07), registration cancelled 2012-11-07, S/N A-178, built 1946 (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: Mitchell Muni

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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