# NTSB MIA68F0453: Beech 65, N216P, Columbia, SC, February 10, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1968
- Place: Columbia, SC · COLUMBIA, SC
- Location: 34.0007° N, 81.0348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, SC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0007&lon=-81.0348&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111441
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0453
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0453

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0751  68/2/10    COLUMBIA,SC         BEECH 65            CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N216P               PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 35, 6300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            470 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OWENS FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        REMARKS- FUEL CONTACTED ENGINE HOT EXHAUST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N216P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Owens Field

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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