# NTSB UNK64X3734: Beechcraft D18, N2008H, Marion, IN, September 2, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1964
- Place: Marion, IN · MARION, IN
- Location: 40.5500° N, 85.6604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marion, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5500&lon=-85.6604&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182011
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3734
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3734

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2008H-1999-04-09), registration cancelled 1999-04-09, S/N A-477 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT D18
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Marion

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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