# NTSB UNK65X1309: Beechcraft C18S, N65432, Mayaguez, PR, January 18, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1965
- Place: Mayaguez, PR · MAYAGUEZ, PR
- Location: 18.2012° N, 67.1418° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mayagüez, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.2012&lon=-67.1418&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179985
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1309
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1309

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0077  65/1/18    MAYAGUEZ PR         BEECHCRAFT C18S     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1700
        TIME - 1435                    N65432              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAYAGUEZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N65432](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65432-2014-11-12), registration cancelled 2014-11-12, S/N 4541 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT C18S
- Registry model: [Beech C18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c18s) (registry code 1150902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mayaguez

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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