# Accident 19780502027809A: Beech D18S, Grand Canyon, AZ, May 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1978
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Grand Canyon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Location: 36.0544° N, 112.1393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Canyon, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0544&lon=-112.1393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N118L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118L-2013-11-13) (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
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,490 total, 522 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FUJ50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUJ50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780502027809A

## Narrative

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

IMPROPERLY INSTALLED"O"RING,LEFT BRAKE ASSEMBLY.

## 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 LAX78FUJ50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUJ50), May 2, 1978: Beech D18S (N118L), Grand Canyon, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N118L (3)

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

- [Accident 19750213008629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750213008629A), Feb 13, 1975: Beech TC45G (N118L), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. Nose gr fork failed.
- [Accident 19730314005659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730314005659A), Mar 14, 1973: Beech TC45G (N118L), Oakland, CA, Substantial damage. Nose gr r hand drive shaft support bracket failed. Plt un extend gr manually.
- [Accident 19730117000949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730117000949A), Jan 17, 1973: Beech D18S (N118L), Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. R gr chain drive master link failed.

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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