# NTSB UNK64X3665: Beechcraft E18, N5632D, Reading, PA, August 29, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1964
- Place: Reading, PA · READING, PA
- Location: 40.3392° N, 75.9263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reading, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3392&lon=-75.9263&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181975
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3665
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3665

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2679  64/8/29    READING PA          BEECHCRAFT E18      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 488
        TIME - 1055                    N5632D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - READING
        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
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- GEAR SELECTOR SOLENOID CORRODED PRECLUDING NORMAL OPERATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5632D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5632D-2014-10-28), registration cancelled 2014-10-28, S/N BA-346, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT E18
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (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: Reading

## Other investigations on N5632D (2)

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 CHI74AC017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC017), Aug 30, 1973: Beech E18S (N5632D), Urbana, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66F0551](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0551), Feb 6, 1966: Beechcraft E-18S (N5632D), Negaune, MI, 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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