# NTSB UNK65X1328: Beechcraft D-18S, N1555V, Africa, Libya, January 22, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 22, 1965
- Place: Africa, Libya · AFRICA, Libya
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179719
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1328
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1328

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0006  65/1/22    LIBYA AFRICA        BEECHCRAFT D-18S    CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0945                    N1555V              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            41, 11615 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1555V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1555V-1965-05-14), registration cancelled 1965-05-14, S/N A946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT D-18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1555V (1)

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 UNK64X1751](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1751), May 13, 1964: Beechcraft D18S (N1555V), Minneapolis, MN, 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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