# Accident 19730721031399A: Beech TC45G, Augusta, GA, July 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1973
- Place: Augusta, GA
- Airport: Bush
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 33.4710° N, 81.9748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Augusta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4710&lon=-81.9748&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1500Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1500Z-2009-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G18S (registry code 1151010, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (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 TC45G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 350 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FKG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730721031399A

## Narrative

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

FUEL SAMPLE FROM L MAIN FUEL SCREEN CONTAINED WATER.SUMPS NOT DRAINED AFTER FUEL SERVICE.

## 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 MIA74FKG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG06), Jul 21, 1973: Beech G18S (N1500Z), Augusta, GA, 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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