# NTSB DIA67F0011: Beech D18S, N80361, Ampthill, VA, December 18, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1966
- Place: Ampthill, VA · AMPTHILL, VA
- Location: 37.4518° N, 77.4447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ampt Hill, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4518&lon=-77.4447&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119761
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA67F0011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67F0011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3915  66/12/18   AMPTHILL VA         BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 2817
        TIME - 1542                    N80361              PX-  0  0  2  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 216 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARNELL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PILOT INADVERTENTLY ACTUATED THE FUEL-INJECTOR SHUT OFF SWITCHES. SIMULATED INSTRUMENT FLIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80361](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80361-2013-10-23), registration cancelled 2013-10-23, S/N A-158, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Parnell

## Other investigations on N80361 (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA67F0058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0058), Jul 14, 1966: Beech D18S (N80361), Winston Salem, NC, substantial damage

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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