# NTSB UNK64X4008: Beechcraft E18S, N75200, Ft Lauderdale, FL, September 16, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1964
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181634
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X4008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2927  64/9/16    FT LAUDERDALE FLA   BEECHCRAFT E18S     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 3500
        TIME - 1240                    N75200              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROWARD INTL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           ENGINE TEARAWAY                                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- CRANKSHAFT DAMPNER LINERS FAILED-ENGINE SEPERATED AND STRUCK AIRCRAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N75200 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT E18S
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Broward 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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