# NTSB CHI78FER01: Beech D18S, N273C, Osceola, WI, October 30, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1977
- Place: Osceola, WI · OSCEOLA, WI
- Location: 45.3193° N, 92.6958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Osceola, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3193&lon=-92.6958&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144157
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FER01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FER01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3992  77/10/30   OSCEOLA,WI          BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 64,
        TIME - 1300                    N273C               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEFFAN FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OSCEOLA,WI                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- UNABLE TO LOCATE PILOT. DAMAGE, INJURY INDEX,AND DATE PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N273C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N273C-2012-09-20), registration cancelled 2012-09-20, S/N A-27, built 1945 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Steffan Farm

## Other investigations on N273C (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 IAD70A0014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70A0014), Aug 15, 1969: Beech D18S (N273C), Martinsburg, WV, substantial damage

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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