# Accident 19740430011369A: Beech E18S, Laredo, TX, April 30, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1974
- Place: Laredo, TX
- Airport: Laredo International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 27.5442° N, 99.4616° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAREDO INTL (LRD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5442&lon=-99.4616&mi=10
- Aircraft: N149AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N149AA-1989-03-21) (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: 6,179 total, 395 in this make and model, 144 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DRG79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRG79) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740430011369A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW74DRG79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRG79), Apr 30, 1974: Beech E18S (N149AA), Laredo, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N149AA (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19861107054119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861107054119A), Nov 7, 1986: Beech E18S (N149AA), Texarkana, AR, Destroyed. Tried circle visually to land after missed approach. Near zero IMC. Entered accelerated stall. Rolled and crashed.
- [Incident 19810205013769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810205013769I), Feb 5, 1981: Beech E18S (N149AA), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. After takeoff engine had severe oil leak. Returned and found hole in piston that caused crankcase pressure.
- [Incident 19800221027049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800221027049I), Feb 21, 1980: Beech E18S (N149AA), Jonesboro, AR, Minor damage. Landing gear tail wheel did not extend. Bolt that attaches tail wheel to extension cable had sheared.

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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