# NTSB UNK64X3890: Beechcraft D18S, N220J, Victoria, TX, September 9, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1964
- Place: Victoria, TX · VICTORIA, TX
- Location: 28.8053° N, 97.0036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Victoria, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8053&lon=-97.0036&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182694
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3890
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3890

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0708   64/9/9  NR.VICTORIA TEXAS     GRUMMAN F11-A       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AGE 25, 286 TOTAL HOURS,
        TIME - 1309                    USN 1418            PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  3 IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  40
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   360               EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- 141860 OVERTOOK AND STRUCK N220J
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0708   64/9/9  NR.VICTORIA TEXAS     BEECHCRAFT D18S     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 8678
        TIME - 1309                    N220J               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 760 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  40
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   220               EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- USN 141860 OVERTOOK AND STRUCK N220J.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N220J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N220J-1964-10-08), registration cancelled 1964-10-08, S/N A-315, built 1946 (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: Destroyed

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: USN 1418 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN F11-A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Destroyed

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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