UNK66X0117

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D18S · Ixcalak, Mexico · December 19, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 19, 1965
Place
Ixcalak, Mexico · IXCALAK, Mexico
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N45TBeech D18S
Status
Completed · report May 2, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174486

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0085  65/12/19   IXCALAK MEXICO      BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 4000
        TIME - 1800                    N45T                PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER

Aircraft

Registration
N45T
Reported as
Beech D18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.