NYC65F0139

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft C-18S · Ayer, MA · April 9, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 9, 1965
Place
Ayer, MA · AYER, MA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6534DBeechcraft C-18S
Status
Completed · report May 12, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178951

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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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3-0583   65/4/9    AYER MASS           BEECHCRAFT C-18S    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1052                    N6534D              PX-  0  0  2  PRACTICE                  AGE 38, 4585 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORT DEVENS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N6534D
Reported as
Beechcraft C-18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Fort Devens

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.