# NTSB UNK66X0117: Beech D18S, N45T, Ixcalak, Mexico, December 19, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 19, 1965
- Place: Ixcalak, Mexico · IXCALAK, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174486
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK66X0117
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK66X0117

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0085  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45T-1966-04-27), registration cancelled 1966-04-27, S/N A-2 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (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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