# Accident 19761026037579A: Beech 3NM, Yucca, AZ, October 26, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1976
- Place: Yucca, AZ
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 34.8630° N, 114.1461° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yucca, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8630&lon=-114.1461&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14437, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14437-2009-01-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 3NM (registry code 1151044, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-3nm) (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 3NM
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77DUJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUJ17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761026037579A

## Narrative

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

SMUGGLING OPS. RAN INTO TRUCK,GIRL ON TRUCK FATAL.

## 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 LAX77DUJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUJ17), Oct 26, 1976: Beech D18S (N14437), Yucca, AZ, no damage

## Other reports on N14437 (1)

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

- [Accident 20030310002919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030310002919A), Mar 10, 2003: Beech 3NM (N14437), Anza, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (.19) On March 10, 2003, at 1606 pacific standard time, a Beech 3NM, N14437, collided with terrain during the approach to landing at lake riverside airport…

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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