# NTSB UNK64X2799: Beechcraft D18, N43D, Springfield, IL, July 13, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1964
- Place: Springfield, IL · SPRINGFIELD, IL
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183024
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2799
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2799

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2050  64/7/13    SPRINGFIELD ILL     BEECHCRAFT D18      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1000                    N43D                PX-  0  0  2  FERRY                     43, 11000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            4000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPITAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
          LDG GR-WARNING SYSTEM INOPERATIVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N43D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT D18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Capital

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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