# Accident 19820603020529A: Beech D18S, Beeville, TX, June 3, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1982, 13:35 local time
- Place: Beeville, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4009° N, 97.7392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4009&lon=-97.7392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7510, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7510-2013-05-08) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820603020529A

## Narrative

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

ON CLIMB TO CRUISE, LEFT PROP WENT INTO HIGH PITCH DUE TO GOVERNOR FAILURE. FAILED TO USE SINGLE ENGINE PROCEDURE.

## 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 FTW82DA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA211), Jun 3, 1982: Beech D18S (N7510), Beeville, TX, 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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