ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 384680
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| Date: | Thursday 8 April 1982 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C18S |
| Owner/operator: | Charles Androsky |
| Registration: | N64463 |
| MSN: | 4534 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3200 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985-14 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hereford, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | North Platte, NE (LBF |
| Herefore, TX (KPPO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT EXPERIENCED TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE DURING FLIGHT. BEFORE LANDING HE ALLOWED THE GEAR TO FREE FALL AND ATTEMPTED TO CRANK IT INTO THE FULLY EXTENDED AND LOCKED POSITION. WHEN THE CRANK WOULD NOT TURN HE ASSUMED THE GEAR WAS IN THE LOCKED DOWN POSITION. THE PILOT LANDED, ROLLED OUT, AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP AND STOPPED. WHEN HE ADDED POWER TO REPOSITION THE AIRCRAFT THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW82DA117
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 December 1985 | N64463 | Private | 0 | Deland, FL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Apr-2024 13:48 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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