# Accident 19730701019399A: Beech D18S, Encampment, WY, July 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1973
- Place: Encampment, WY
- Airport: A-Bar-A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 41.2088° N, 106.7948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Encampment, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2088&lon=-106.7948&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6560D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6560D-2013-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D18S (registry code 1151004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (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 D18S
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,292 total, 37 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74FTC02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTC02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730701019399A

## Narrative

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

ACFT RAN ACROSS A 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 DEN74FTC02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTC02), Jul 1, 1973: Beech D18S (N6560D), Encampment, WY, 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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