# NTSB OAK66D0143: Beechcraft D-17S, N1341V, Ft Worth, TX, October 21, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1965
- Place: Ft Worth, TX · FT WORTH, TX
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175300
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66D0143
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66D0143-175300

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3254  65/10/21   FT WORTH TEX        BEECHCRAFT D-17S    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1130                    N1341V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  49, 16100 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER SO WEST
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT HAND PROPPED ENGINE WITHOUT QUALIFIED PILOT ABOARD AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1341V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1341V), registered now, S/N 6728 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT D-17S
- Registry model: [Beech D17S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d17s) (registry code 1150538) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greater So West

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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