# NTSB UNK65X1361: Eechraft E18, N398B, Ft Lauderdale, FL, January 27, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 27, 1965
- 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: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180121
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1361
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1361

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0205  65/1/27    FTLAUDERDALE FLAB   EECHRAFT E18        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2152                    N398B               PX-  0  0  6  CORP/EXEC                 39, 10200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROWARD COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N398B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EECHRAFT E18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Broward County

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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