# Accident 19760306003929A: Beech E18S, Shafter, TX, March 6, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1976
- Place: Shafter, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 29.8202° N, 104.3033° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shafter, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8202&lon=-104.3033&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4277B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4277B-1976-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76FQD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FQD17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760306003929A

## Narrative

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

3-80GAL TANKS INSTALLED IN FUSELAGE.

## 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 FTW76FQD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FQD17), Mar 6, 1976: Beech E18S (N4277B), Shafter, TX, destroyed

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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