# NTSB MIA66A0059: Beechcraft D18S, N8004P, St Croix, VI, November 24, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1965
- Place: St Croix, VI · ST CROIX, VI
- Location: 17.7397° N, 64.7388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Croix, VI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=17.7397&lon=-64.7388&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174437
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66A0059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3945  65/11/24   ST CROIX VI         BEECHCRAFT D18S     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0934                    N8004P              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            40, 9300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALEXANDER HAMLTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8004P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT D18S
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Alexander Hamlton

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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