# NTSB LAX66F0001: Beechcraft D-18S, N9506Z, Minden, NV, June 13, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1965
- Place: Minden, NV · MINDEN, NV
- Location: 38.9646° N, 119.7666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minden, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9646&lon=-119.7666&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177585
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66F0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1773  65/6/13    MINDEN NEV          BEECHCRAFT D-18S    CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 5200
        TIME - 1825                    N9506Z              PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9506Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9506Z-1965-10-18), registration cancelled 1965-10-18, S/N AF375 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT D-18S
- Registry model: [Beech C-45H](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (registry code 1151019) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Douglas County

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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