# NTSB UNK64X0865: Beechcraft C18S, N37R, Key West, FL, March 9, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1964
- Place: Key West, FL · KEY WEST, FL
- Location: 24.5651° N, 81.7755° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Key West, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5651&lon=-81.7755&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185791
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0865
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0865

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0160   64/3/9    KEY WEST FLA        BEECHCRAFT 95-55    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 2500
        TIME - 1715                    N8630M              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  3                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEY WEST INTL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0160   64/3/9    KEY WEST FLA        BEECHCRAFT C18S     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1715                    N37R                PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            31, 5967 TOTAL HOURS, 677
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  1                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEY WEST INTL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N37R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37R-2011-01-12), registration cancelled 2011-01-12, S/N 44-87193-A, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT C18S
- Registry model: [Beech C18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c18s) (registry code 1150902) (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: Minor damage
- Airport: Key West Intl

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N8630M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8630M), registered now, S/N TC-497 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 95-55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-A55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (registry code 1152704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Key West Intl

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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