# Accident 19760518016169A: Beech 18S, Mcallen, TX, May 18, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1976
- Place: Mcallen, TX
- Airport: Miller
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 26.2034° N, 98.2300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McAllen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2034&lon=-98.2300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5302U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5302U-1976-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D18S (registry code 1151004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 18S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76FRG54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRG54) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760518016169A

## 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 FTW76FRG54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRG54), May 18, 1976: Beech D18S (N5302U), Mcallen, 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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