# Accident 19741213039219A: Beech D18S, Englewood Bch, FL, December 13, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1974
- Place: Englewood Bch, FL
- Airport: Buchan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 26.9901° N, 82.3740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BUCHAN (X36), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9901&lon=-82.3740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9703F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9703F-2017-02-13) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75DKT30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKT30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741213039219A

## Narrative

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

L FUEL TANKS DRY R TANKS APRX 1 IN FUEL BOTH TANKS.LOAD OF MARIJUANA,ACFT CONFISCATED US CUSTOMS.

## 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 MIA75DKT30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKT30), Dec 13, 1974: Beech B18 (N9703F), Englewood Bch, FL, 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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