# Accident 19770921030829A: Beech D18S, Pine Bluff, AR, September 21, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1977
- Place: Pine Bluff, AR
- Airport: Grider
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.2284° N, 92.0032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pine Bluff, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2284&lon=-92.0032&mi=10
- Aircraft: N240E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N240E-2009-10-09) (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: 23,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FPG87](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPG87) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770921030829A

## Narrative

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

OVER 20 GALLONS OF FUEL FOUND IN LEFT MAIN TANK.

## 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 FTW77FPG87](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPG87), Sep 21, 1977: Beech D18S (N240E), Pine Bluff, AR, 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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