# Accident 19731229039329A: Beech G18S, Ann Arbor, MI, December 29, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1973
- Place: Ann Arbor, MI
- Airport: Ann Arbor
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 42.2229° N, 83.7457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ANN ARBOR MUNI (ARB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2229&lon=-83.7457&mi=10
- Aircraft: N118W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118W-1974-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G18S (registry code 1151010, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G18S
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 700 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEC24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731229039329A

## Narrative

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

ENCRUSTED SNOW APRX 1/8 TO 1/4 IN THICK ON TOP OF WING AND TAIL SURFACES.

## 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 CHI74FEC24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC24), Dec 29, 1973: Beech G18S (N118W), Ann Arbor, MI, destroyed

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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