# Accident 19760220002469A: Beech E18S, Bahia De L.A., February 20, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1976
- Place: Bahia De L.A.
- Airport: Bahia De Los Ange
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Aircraft: N342E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N342E-2012-10-03) (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: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,435 total, 2,100 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76F0015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76F0015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760220002469A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 LAX76F0015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76F0015), Feb 20, 1976: Beech E18S (N342E), Bahia De L.A., Mexico, substantial damage

## Other reports on N342E (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19920422018939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920422018939A), Apr 22, 1992: Beech E18S (N342E), Maui, HI, Destroyed, 9 fatal. Continued VFR into IMC off course and into area of volcanic mountain. Indicates stalled during abrupt avoidence.
- [Incident 19850628037339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850628037339I), Jun 28, 1985: Beech E18S (N342E), Kahului, HI, Minor damage. During taxi right main landing gear axle broke damaging brake assembly.
- [Incident 19850318013919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850318013919I), Mar 18, 1985: Beech E18S (N342E), Kahului, HI, Minor damage. During landing the left wheel assembly seperated from axle. PN07100 timken. Aircraft skidded on brake assembly.
- [Incident 19841226072549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841226072549I), Dec 26, 1984: Beech E18S (N342E), Kona, HI, Minor damage. Observed flame covering right rudder pedals. Landed on runway with construction. Leak in fuel pressure line.

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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