# NTSB DEN74FTC02: Beech D18S, N6560D, Encampment, WY, July 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1973
- Place: Encampment, WY · ENCAMPMENT, WY
- Location: 41.2088° N, 106.7948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Encampment, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2088&lon=-106.7948&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189652
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74FTC02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTC02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1835   73/7/1    ENCAMPMENT,WYO      BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2292
        TIME - 1000                    N6560D              PX-  0  0  6  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 37 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - A-BAR-A
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ENCAMPMENT,WYO              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT RAN ACROSS A DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6560D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6560D-2013-08-07), registration cancelled 2013-08-07, S/N A-844, built 1952 (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: A-Bar-A

## 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 19730701019399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730701019399A), Jul 1, 1973: Beech D18S, Encampment, WY, Substantial damage. Acft ran across a ditch.

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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