# Accident 19741017041739A: Beech H18, Iron Mtn, MI, October 17, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1974
- Place: Iron Mtn, MI
- Airport: Ford
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 45.8184° N, 88.1145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORD (IMT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8184&lon=-88.1145&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72FA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72FA-1975-02-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H-18 (registry code 1151012, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,354 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75AC033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741017041739A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED BELOW CLEARANCE LIMIT OF 3000FT.TERRAIN ELEV APRX 850FT.MAIL FLT.

## 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 CHI75AC033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC033), Oct 17, 1974: Beech H18 (N72FA), Iron Mtn, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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