Event FTW82DA117

1982-04-08 HEREFORD, Texas, United States Airport · HRX None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N64463

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BEECH C18S

Year of manufacture

1943 · 39 years old at event

Engine

P&W R-985 SERIES (450 hp)

Seats / Engines

10 seats · 2 engines

Last airworthiness date

19571023

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A8775D

Registrant of record

AIR COMBAT MUSEUM

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N64463 Beech C-18S None

Factual narrative

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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_FTW82DA117.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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