# Accident 19780728024259A: Beech D17S, Ranger, TX, July 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1978
- Place: Ranger, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 32.4695° N, 98.6757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ranger, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4695&lon=-98.6757&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4574N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4574N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D17S (registry code 1150538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d17s) (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 D17S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 191 total, 38 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FPD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPD27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780728024259A

## Narrative

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

MASSIVE INTERNAL DESTRUCTION OF ENG.

## 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 FTW78FPD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPD27), Jul 28, 1978: Beech D-17S (N4574N), Ranger, 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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