# NTSB UNK65X0805: Beechcraft E18, N432U, East Boston, MA, November 23, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 23, 1964
- Place: East Boston, MA · EAST BOSTON, MA
- Location: 42.3751° N, 71.0392° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3751&lon=-71.0392&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180422
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0805
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0805

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3921  64/11/23   EAST BOSTON MASS    BEECHCRAFT E18      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1030                    N432U               PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 32, 2800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- IMPROPERLY RIGGED NOSE GEAR DRIVE CHAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N432U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N432U-2025-01-24), registration cancelled 2025-01-24, S/N BA-161, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT E18
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52034, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Logan Field

## Other investigations on N432U (3)

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 ATL04CA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA189), Sep 6, 2004: Beech D18S (N432U), Tullahoma, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Right tire burst during an attempted takeoff that resulted in loss of directional control and the on ground collision with the ground.
- [NTSB FTW81IA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81IA026), Jan 23, 1981: Beech E18S (N432U), Albuquerque, NM, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB MIA69D0396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0396), Mar 12, 1969: Beech E18S (N432U), Nassau, Burkina Faso, 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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