# NTSB EU170AYZ03: Beech D18S, N5967C, Benghazi, Libya, December 29, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 29, 1970
- Place: Benghazi, Libya · BENGHAZI, Libya
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159529
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=EU170AYZ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/EU170AYZ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0084  70/12/29   BENGHAZI,LIBYA      BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2330
        TIME - 1300                    N5967C              PX-  0  0  5  CTR PASSG-D               TOTAL HOURS, 211 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SARIR LANDING STP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BENGHAZI,LIBYA              NASSER BASE,BENINA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY THE GOVT OF LIBYA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5967C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5967C-1971-02-22), registration cancelled 1971-02-22, S/N A842 (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: Sarir Landing Stp

## Other investigations on N5967C (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 UNK69X0106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK69X0106), Jan 17, 1969: Beech D18S (N5967C), Zuetina, Libya, 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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