# NTSB NYC67A0066: Beech D18S, N9111, Parkersburg, WV, October 21, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1966
- Place: Parkersburg, WV · PARKERSBURG, WV
- Location: 39.2613° N, 81.5434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parkersburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2613&lon=-81.5434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120490
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67A0066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0066

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4334  66/10/21   PARKERSBURG W VA    BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 2489
        TIME - 1245                    N9111               PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 811 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOOD COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LEFT BRAKE FAILURE.INTERNAL HYDRAULIC LEAK IN PLTS LEFT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9111](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9111-2009-09-18), registration cancelled 2009-09-18, S/N A-555, built 1951 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wood County

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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