# Accident 19730528013269A: Beech D17S, Arlington, TX, May 28, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1973
- Place: Arlington, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 32.7357° N, 97.1081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7357&lon=-97.1081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9466H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9466H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D17S (registry code 1150538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d17s) (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 D17S
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 666 total, 302 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73DPD40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPD40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730528013269A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING WITH EXCESSIVE CROSS WIND GUSTING 25K.HIT DITCH.

## 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 FTW73DPD40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPD40), May 28, 1973: Beech D17S (N9466H), Arlington, 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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