Beechcraft E18S N21U

Summary

On 14 March 1967 at about 16:57 local time, a Beechcraft E18S registered N21U, operated by Keystone Valve, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 March 1967 at 16:57

Classification

Accident

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Ohare

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft E18S

Registration

N21U

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

2

Operator

Keystone Valve

Operating rule

Corporate/Executive

Purpose of flight

Corporate/Executive

Phase of flight

Landing

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-0801

Nobody was injured.

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

TAIL WHEEL RETRACT CHAIN AND CABLE LOOSE, PREVENTED NORMAL EMER EXTENSION OF MAIN GEAR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.