# Accident 19750526012919A: Beech D18S, Lamesa, TX, May 26, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1975
- Place: Lamesa, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 32.7333° N, 101.9538° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lamesa, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7333&lon=-101.9538&mi=10
- Aircraft: N177V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75AF068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750526012919A

## Narrative

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

R ENG FAILED INTERNALLY.

## 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 FTW75AF068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF068), May 26, 1975: Beech D18S (N177V), Lamesa, TX, 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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