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NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft D18 · Marion, IN · September 2, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 2, 1964
Place
Marion, IN · MARION, IN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N2008HBeechcraft D18
Status
Completed · report November 5, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182011

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2739   64/9/2    MARION IND          BEECHCRAFT D18      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1215                    N2008H              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 50, 14500 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARION
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY

Aircraft

Registration
N2008H
Reported as
Beechcraft D18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Marion

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.