# NTSB UNK64X0309: Beechcraft D-18S, N178L, Africa, Libya, January 21, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 21, 1964
- Place: Africa, Libya · AFRICA, Libya
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184819
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0309
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0309

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0005  64/1/21    LIBYA AFRICA        BEECHCRAFT D-18S    CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N178L               PX-  0  0  0  CTR PASSG-I               49, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N178L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N178L-1964-04-17), registration cancelled 1964-04-17, S/N AF-463 (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: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N178L (1)

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.

- [NTSB UNK64X1066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1066), Mar 28, 1964: Beechcraft D-18S (N178L), Benghazi, Libya, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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