# NTSB FTW65F0036: Beechcraft H-18, N828LS, Houston, TX, April 19, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1965
- Place: Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178497
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW65F0036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65F0036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1243  65/4/19    HOUSTON TEX         BEECHCRAFT H-18     CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2145                    N828LS              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 36, 7047 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1094 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUSTON INTL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION-AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH SIGN POST
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N828LS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT H-18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Houston Intl

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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