# NTSB ANC67A0055: Beech D18S, N80194, Kodiak, AK, March 16, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1967
- Place: Kodiak, AK · KODIAK, AK
- Location: 57.7906° N, 152.4222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kodiak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7906&lon=-152.4222&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119207
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC67A0055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67A0055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0914  67/3/16    KODIAK,ALAS         BEECH D18S          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 8726
        TIME - 0751                    N80194              PX-  1  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KODIAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FIRST PORTION OF TAKE OFF RUN WAS IN FOG AT SOUTH END OF RUNWAY. STRUCK GRAVEL PILE IN CLEAR AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80194](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80194-1968-01-29), registration cancelled 1968-01-29, S/N A-175 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Kodiak

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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