# Accident 19730530013719A: Beech E18S, Watertown, NY, May 30, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1973
- Place: Watertown, NY
- Airport: Watertown International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 43.9918° N, 76.0194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATERTOWN INTL (ART), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9918&lon=-76.0194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711TL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711TL-1985-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,150 total, 800 in this make and model, 119 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73AN145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730530013719A

## Narrative

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

LDG GR RELAY ELEC RELAY PT BURNT,ELEC TRML CORRODED.PLATE OF RELAY DMGD.

## 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 NYC73AN145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN145), May 30, 1973: Beech E18S (N711TL), Watertown, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N711TL (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790227011019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790227011019A), Feb 27, 1979: Beech E18S (N711TL), Indianapolis, IN, Destroyed. Acft encountered wake turbulence shortly after takeoff. Pilot lost control of acft. Tower did not warn pilot.

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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