# Accident 19741103037219A: Beech E18S, Festus, MO, November 3, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1974
- Place: Festus, MO
- Airport: Festus Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 38.1949° N, 90.3854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Festus Memorial Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1949&lon=-90.3854&mi=10
- Aircraft: N762SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N762SP-2012-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,317 total, 65 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75FCA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCA15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741103037219A

## Narrative

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

GND LOOP TO PREVENT ROLLING DOWN THE HILL.

## 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 MKC75FCA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCA15), Nov 3, 1974: Beech E18S (N762SP), Festus, MO, 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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