# Accident 19751208041129A: Beech D18S, Mineral Wells, TX, December 8, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1975
- Place: Mineral Wells, TX
- Airport: Mineral Wells Mun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 32.7816° N, 98.0602° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MINERAL WELLS RGNL (MWL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7816&lon=-98.0602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N629Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N629Z-2013-05-31) (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: 11,538 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 246 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76AF049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751208041129A

## Narrative

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

RAMP OFF LOAD AREA UNLTD. PLT DIDNT S TURN. HIT PARKED C-172,N2430L,SUBSTL DMG.

## 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 FTW76AF049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF049), Dec 8, 1975: Beech D18S (N629Z), Mineral Wells, TX, 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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