# NTSB UNK63X0100: Beech C18S, N6416C, Pow B Dewlne, AK, October 1, 1962

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1962
- Place: Pow B Dewlne, AK · POW B DEWLNE, AK
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 19, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154939
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK63X0100
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK63X0100

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0054   62/10/1   POW B,DEWLNE,ALAS   PEECH C18S          CR-  0  0  1  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1427                    N6416C              PX-  0  0  4                            2951 TOTAL HOURS, 222 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POW B DEWLINE
        OPERATOR - WIEN ALASKA AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          POINT BARROW,ALAS           RETURN                       POW B,DEWLNE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- GR HIT 1 FT INCLINE 5 FT SHORT OF RWY.NUTS MISSING FROM FWD BOLTS IN WHEEL AXLE RETAINING CAPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6416C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6416C-1975-05-09), registration cancelled 1975-05-09, S/N 501 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C18S
- Registry model: [Beech C18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c18s) (registry code 1150902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pow B Dewline

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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