MIA66A0031

NTSB accident investigation · Beech C-18S · St.Thomas, VI · September 15, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 15, 1965
Place
St.Thomas, VI
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N8063HBeech C-18S
Status
Completed · report June 13, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175895

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1053  65/9/15  NR.ST.THOMAS,VI       BEECH C-18S         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 2000
        TIME - 1926                    N8063H              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRY S TRUMAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT MISSING NEAR,ST THOMAS,VIRGIN ISLAND.INJURY AND AIRCRAFT DAMAGE INDEXES PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N8063H
Reported as
Beech C-18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Harry S Truman

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.