NTSB FTW82DA117 — 1982-04-08 · HEREFORD, Texas, United States

Current FAA registration · N64463

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

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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