CHI66F0388

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft D-18S · Columbus, OH · October 29, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 29, 1965
Place
Columbus, OH · COLUMBUS, OH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N79AGBeechcraft D-18S
Status
Completed · report December 6, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175114

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3145  65/10/29   COLUMBUS OHIO       BEECHCRAFT D-18S    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 6045
        TIME - 2000                    N79AG               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 503 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT COLUMBUS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION. CONSTRUCTION AREA NOT LIGHTED

Aircraft

Registration
N79AG
Reported as
Beechcraft D-18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Port Columbus

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.