# Accident 19730428009179A: Beech C18S, Cleveland, TX, April 28, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1973
- Place: Cleveland, TX
- Airport: Cleveland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 30.3564° N, 95.0080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLEVELAND MUNI (6R3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3564&lon=-95.0080&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6417C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6417C-2013-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C18S (registry code 1150902, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,676 total, 103 in this make and model, 173 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73FRA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRA24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730428009179A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT HAD TO MANEUVER TO AVOID PWR LINES ON FINAL APCH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 FTW73FRA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRA24), Apr 28, 1973: Beech C18S (N6417C), Cleveland, TX, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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