# NTSB UNK67X0108: Beech 18, N102S, Plumpton, United Kingdom, January 18, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1967
- Place: Plumpton, United Kingdom · PLUMPTON, United Kingdom
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118302
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK67X0108
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK67X0108

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0003  67/1/18    PLUMPTON,ENGLAND    BEECH 18            CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1360
        TIME - 1440                    N102S               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 162 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY BRITISH GOVT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N102S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N102S-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 43-35637 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 18
- Registry model: [Beech C-45B](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45b) (registry code 1150913) (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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