# Accident 19741212040609A: Beech G18S, Denver, CO, December 12, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1974
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Stapleton International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172M-1983-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G18S (registry code 1151010, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,872 total, 970 in this make and model, 375 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN75AD030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741212040609A

## Narrative

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

SCHEDULED MAIL CONTRACT,WINDS GUSTING TO 25KTS.RADIO INTERMITTENT.RWY 26L AVAIL.TKOF ON RWY 35.

## 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 DEN75AD030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD030), Dec 12, 1974: Beech 18 (N172M), Denver, CO, 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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