# Accident 19750824027279A: Beech E18S, Grand Canyon, AZ, August 24, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1975
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Grand Canyon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 36.0544° N, 112.1393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Canyon, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0544&lon=-112.1393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N203C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N203C-2014-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (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 E18S
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,060 total, 5,025 in this make and model, 119 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76FUJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUJ20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750824027279A

## Narrative

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

R MLG SLIDE TUBE FAILED.

## 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 LAX76FUJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUJ20), Aug 24, 1975: Beech E18S (N203C), Grand Canyon, AZ, 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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