# NTSB UNK64X2500: Beechcraft D18S, N9886H, Hardin, MT, June 26, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1964
- Place: Hardin, MT · HARDIN, MT
- Location: 45.7423° N, 107.6083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hardin, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7423&lon=-107.6083&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 14, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182868
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2500
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2500

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1825  64/6/26    HARDIN MONT         BEECHCRAFT D18S     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 3500
        TIME - 1600                    N9886H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9886H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9886H-2018-03-01), registration cancelled 2018-03-01, S/N 6910, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT D18S
- Registry model: [Beech D17S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d17s) (registry code 1150538) (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

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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