# Accident 19780705021289A: Beech TC45G, Mc Allen, TX, July 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1978
- Place: Mc Allen, TX
- Airport: Miller International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- 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: N807P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N807P-2014-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G18S (registry code 1151010, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (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 TC45G
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,265 total, 2,060 in this make and model, 181 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DRG59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRG59) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780705021289A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK DRAINAGE DITCH.

## 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 FTW78DRG59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRG59), Jul 5, 1978: Beech G18S (N807P), Mc Allen, TX, destroyed

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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