# Accident 19740704025599A: Beech D18S, Utica, MI, July 4, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1974
- Place: Utica, MI
- Airport: Berz-Mccomb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 42.6287° N, 83.0233° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Utica, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6287&lon=-83.0233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1111D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1111D-2012-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D18S (registry code 1151004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (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 D18S
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,575 total, 500 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FEC04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEC04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740704025599A

## Narrative

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

LDG GR SAFETY SWITCH STUCK IN CLOSED PSN.NO BATTERY PWR.

## 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 CHI75FEC04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEC04), Jul 4, 1974: Beech D18 (N1111D), Utica, MI, 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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