# NTSB CHI73AC076: Beech E18S, N1900R, Missing Aircraft, March 20, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1973
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163149
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73AC076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AC076

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0582  73/3/20    MISSING AIRCRAFT    BEECH E18S          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N1900R              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            51, 22000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEVELAND,OHIO              DETROIT,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT DMG,PLT INJ INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1900R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1900R-1973-06-26), registration cancelled 1973-06-26, S/N BA-25 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730320006209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730320006209A), Mar 20, 1973: Beech TC45G, Missing Aircraf, OH, Destroyed. Acft dmg,plt inj index presumed.

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.

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