# NTSB UNK64X1751: Beechcraft D18S, N1555V, Minneapolis, MN, May 13, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1964
- Place: Minneapolis, MN · MINNEAPOLIS, MN
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183931
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1751
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1751

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1269  64/5/13    MINNEAPOLIS MINN    BEECHCRAFT D18S     CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2000                    N1555V              PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 39, 10000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            4000 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - OPERATED CARELESSLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
        REMARKS- CO-PILOT DROPPED HOT CIGARETTE ASH THROUGH RUDDER PEDAL OPENING ONTO OIL SOAKED SOUND PROOFING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1555V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1555V-1965-05-14), registration cancelled 1965-05-14, S/N A946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT D18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wold-Chamberlain

## Other investigations on N1555V (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 UNK65X1328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1328), Jan 22, 1965: Beechcraft D-18S (N1555V), Africa, Libya, substantial damage

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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