# NTSB DEN70F0136: Beech G-18-S, N1500Z, Laramie, WY, October 24, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1969
- Place: Laramie, WY · LARAMIE, WY
- Location: 41.3118° N, 105.6065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laramie, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3118&lon=-105.6065&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154087
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70F0136
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70F0136

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4693  69/10/24   LARAMIE,WYO         BEECH G-18-S        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1030                    N1500Z              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 47, 9600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3700 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BREES FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LARAMIE,WYO                 OMAHA,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- HARTZELL PROP HC-B3R-E,SN BB-22. ONE BLADE BROKE OFF NEAR HUB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1500Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1500Z-2009-10-09), registration cancelled 2009-10-09, S/N BA-595, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G-18-S
- Registry model: [Beech G18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (registry code 1151010) (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: Brees Field

## Other investigations on N1500Z (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 MIA74FKG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG06), Jul 21, 1973: Beech G18S (N1500Z), Augusta, GA, 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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