# NTSB DEN67A0038: Beech E18S, N820, Albuquerque, NM, December 22, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1966
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 18, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119443
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67A0038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67A0038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4371  66/12/22   ALBUQUERQUE N MEX   BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 19146
        TIME - 0230                    N820                PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 3542 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBUQUERQUE SUNPT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- EXCESSIVE SIDE LOAD COLLAPSED TAIL GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N820](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N820-1970-06-19), registration cancelled 1970-06-19, S/N BA-185, built 1956 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Albuquerque Sunpt

## Other investigations on N820 (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 MIA69D0148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0148), Sep 5, 1968: Beech E18S (N820), Marco Island, FL, destroyed

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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