# Accident 19740417012519A: Beech E18S, Atlanta, GA, April 17, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1974
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Fulton County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N255D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N255D-2014-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (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 E18S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,508 total, 529 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FKG71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG71) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740417012519A

## Narrative

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

LT ENG STARTING VIBRATOR SHORTED.PRIMARY LEAD CONNECTOR SHORTED TO GROUND.DMGD FAA DC3 N44.

## 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 MIA74FKG71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG71), Apr 17, 1974: Beech E18S (N255D), Atlanta, 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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