# Accident 19741007044189A: Beech E18S, Topeka, KS, October 7, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1974
- Place: Topeka, KS
- Airport: Phillip Billard
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.0483° N, 95.6780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Topeka, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0483&lon=-95.6780&mi=10
- Aircraft: N995H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N995H-2015-05-21) (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
- Reported engine: PWA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,750 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 290 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75AK023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK023-144873) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741007044189A

## Narrative

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

HARTZELL PROP BLADE B23845,R ENG,FAILED.WRONG CRANKSHAFT COUNTERWEIGHT COMBINATION INSTALLED.

## 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 MKC75AK023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK023-144873), Oct 7, 1974: Beech E18S (N995H), Topeka, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N995H (2)

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

- [Accident 19830619025839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830619025839A), Jun 19, 1983: Beech E18S (N995H), Youngstown, OH, Substantial damage. Collided with trees on a go around after attempting to make a visual night landing in ground fog.
- [Accident 19731027034589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731027034589A), Oct 27, 1973: Beech E18S (N995H), El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. R tire blew out.

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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