# NTSB UNK64X1238: Beechcraft D18, N181E, Piedmont, OK, April 9, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1964
- Place: Piedmont, OK · PIEDMONT, OK
- Location: 35.6420° N, 97.7464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Piedmont, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6420&lon=-97.7464&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184672
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1238
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1238

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0868   64/4/9    PIEDMONT OKLA       BEECHCRAFT D18      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0915                    N181E               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     39, 13450 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            150 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACK RICHARDS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N181E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT D18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jack Richards

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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