# Accident 19740301013849A: Beech G18S, Fort Scott, KS, March 1, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1974
- Place: Fort Scott, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.8280° N, 94.7041° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Scott, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8280&lon=-94.7041&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123A-1974-07-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C18S (registry code 1150902, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,748 total, 1,037 in this make and model, 343 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74AK053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740301013849A

## Narrative

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

DARK NIGHT.PLT RPRTD LO FUEL PR,#2 ENG FAILED,FEATHERED.HI CHT,PWR LOSS #1 ENG.POST-IMPACT FIRE.

## 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 MKC74AK053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK053), Mar 1, 1974: Beech G18S (N123A), Fort Scott, KS, 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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