# Accident 19731213041449A: Beech E18S, Geneva, IL, December 13, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1973
- Place: Geneva, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 41.8821° N, 88.3300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Geneva, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8821&lon=-88.3300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N503J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N503J-1975-05-08) (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: 2,570 total, 1,117 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74AC049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731213041449A

## Narrative

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

COMPLETE LOSS PWR R ENG PARTIAL LOSS L ENG.SPARK PLUGS R ENG HEAVILY SOOTED L ENG NOT AS SEVERE.

## 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 CHI74AC049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC049), Dec 13, 1973: Beech E18S (N503J), Geneva, IL, 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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