# NTSB NYC65F0121: Beechraft D-18S, N80344, Boston, MA, April 15, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1965
- Place: Boston, MA · BOSTON, MA
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178954
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65F0121
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0121

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0586  65/4/15    BOSTON MASS         BEECHRAFT D-18S     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 2080
        TIME - 1455                    N80344              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 132 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80344](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80344-1975-12-04), registration cancelled 1975-12-04, S/N A254 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHRAFT D-18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Logan Field

## Other investigations on N80344 (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 NYC70AN105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70AN105), Mar 27, 1970: Beech D18S (N80344), Plattsburg, NY, 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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