# Accident 19770728033289A: Beech D18S, Trinidad, CO, July 28, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1977
- Place: Trinidad, CO
- Airport: Las Animas Co.
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 37.1762° N, 104.4903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trinidad, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1762&lon=-104.4903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N244V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N244V-2011-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D18S (registry code 1151004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (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 D18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,881 total, 2,131 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTE77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE77-201260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770728033289A

## 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 DEN78FTE77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE77-201260), Jul 28, 1977: Beech D-18S (N244V), Trinidad, CO, substantial damage

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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