Beechcraft E18S N3333C
23 February 1966 · Des Moines Iowa, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 February 1966 at about 07:45 local time, a Beechcraft E18S registered N3333C, operated by General Life O, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Des Moines Iowa, Iowa, United States. 7 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Des Moines Iowa, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Des Moines Muncpl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft E18S
- Registration
- N3333C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- General Life O
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1394
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
CHAIN ASSEMBLY P/N 188662 BROKE WHEN GEAR WAS EXTENDED.TAIL WHEEL DID NOT EXTEND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 1966 | Beechcraft E18S | Charlevoix Mich, Michigan, United States | Q Airways | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Jan 1966 | Beechcraft E18S | Chicago Ill, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1966 | Beechcraft E18S | Wakeman Ohio, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1966 | Beechcraft E18S | Linden Nj, New Jersey, United States | DOW Jones Comp | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Beechcraft E18S | Reedsville Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | RC Watson | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1966 | Beechcraft E18S | Columbia la, Louisiana, United States | Olin Mathieson | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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