# NTSB CHI65A0067: Beechcraft E18S, N208UB, Henderson, KY, January 3, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 3, 1965
- Place: Henderson, KY · HENDERSON, KY
- Location: 37.8376° N, 87.5797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Henderson, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8376&lon=-87.5797&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179896
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65A0067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65A0067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0599   65/1/3    HENDERSON KY        BEECHCRAFT E18S     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 4341
        TIME - 1445                    N208UB              PX-  3  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 174 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           ENGINE TEARAWAY                                          IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER SYSTEM: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NO.1 ENGINE TEARAWAY FOLLOWING IN-FLIGHT-SEPARATION OF NO.1 ENGINE PROPELLER BLADE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N208UB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N208UB-1965-03-02), registration cancelled 1965-03-02, S/N BA331, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT E18S
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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