# NTSB UNK64X1221: Beechcraft E18S, N153J, Columbia, MS, April 8, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1964
- Place: Columbia, MS · COLUMBIA, MS
- Location: 31.2586° N, 89.8187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2586&lon=-89.8187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184658
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1221
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1221

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0855   64/4/8    COLUMBIA MISS       BEECHCRAFT E18S     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1925                    N153J               PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 37, 11500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            5800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBIA MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LEFT TIRE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N153J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT E18S
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Columbia Mun

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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