# Accident 19770219005509A: Beech D18S, Mc Allen, TX, February 19, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1977
- Place: Mc Allen, TX
- Airport: Miller Internatnl
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- 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: N762D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N762D-1977-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D18S (registry code 1151004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,258 total, 2,002 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FRG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRG27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770219005509A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LAST REFUELED ON 10/21/76 AND PARKED OUTSIDE. NO WITNESSES OBSERVED PREFLIGHT INSPECTION.

## 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 FTW77FRG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRG27), Feb 19, 1977: Beech D18S (N762D), Mc Allen, 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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