# NTSB UNK65X1270: Beechcraft C-18S, N5881C, Quitman, MS, January 11, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 11, 1965
- Place: Quitman, MS · QUITMAN, MS
- Location: 32.0415° N, 88.7205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quitman, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0415&lon=-88.7205&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179898
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1270
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1270

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0705  65/1/11    QUITMAN MISS        BEECHCRAFT C-18S    CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1630                    N5881C              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  39, 18000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            145 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP FORCED LANDING-ENG.FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5881C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5881C-1973-10-07), registration cancelled 1973-10-07, S/N 8704 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT C-18S
- Registry model: [Beech C18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c18s) (registry code 1150902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- 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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