# NTSB UNK64X2839: Beechcraft D18S, N86R, Wakeman, OH, July 15, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1964
- Place: Wakeman, OH · WAKEMAN, OH
- Location: 41.2532° N, 82.4027° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wakeman, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2532&lon=-82.4027&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183058
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2839
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2839

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2081  64/7/15    WAKEMAN OHIO        BEECHCRAFT D18S     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0030                    N86R                PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            43, 14432 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            455 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORTNER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
          PILOT-IMPROPER USE OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
        REMARKS- PILOT LEFT LANDING LIGHTS ON-DISCHARGING BATTERY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86R-2013-05-15), registration cancelled 2013-05-15, S/N A-321, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 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: Ortner

## Other investigations on N86R (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI65F0099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65F0099-201567), Apr 8, 1965: Beechcraft D-18S (N86R), Wakeman, OH, 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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