# Accident 19750306029239A: Beech D18S, St Thomas, Puerto Rico, March 6, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1975
- Place: St Thomas, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Harry S Truman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Aircraft: N28Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,966 total, 74 in this make and model, 157 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75AM070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75AM070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750306029239A

## Narrative

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

TAIL WHEEL TRUSS SEPARATED.MAIL FLIGHT.

## 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 MIA75AM070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75AM070), Mar 6, 1975: Beech D18 (N28Y), St Thomas, VI, 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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