# NTSB FTW66F0644: Beech E18S, N650M, Columbia, LA, April 21, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1966
- Place: Columbia, LA · COLUMBIA, LA
- Location: 32.1021° N, 92.0764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1021&lon=-92.0764&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172334
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0644
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0644

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1261  66/4/21    COLUMBIA LA         BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1840                    N650M               PX-  0  0  5  CORP/EXEC                 40, 15100 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            10000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE TEARAWAY                                          IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PWR PLT-SEPARATION IN FLIGHT-CAUSE UNDETERMINED.
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MOUNT AND VIBRATION ISOLATORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- ENGINE NOT FOUND.INTENTIONAL WHEELS UP LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N650M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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