# NTSB DIA68A0005: Beech E18S, N39L, Friendship, MD, August 20, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1967
- Place: Friendship, MD · FRIENDSHIP, MD
- Location: 38.7358° N, 76.5878° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Friendship, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7358&lon=-76.5878&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 8 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79365
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68A0005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68A0005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2841  67/8/20    FRIENDSHIP,MD       BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 7543
        TIME - 1807                    N39L                PX-  0  0  6  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 237 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART
        REMARKS- L.ELEV.TRIM TAB CONTROL ROD FAILED DUE IMPROPER SIZE RIVET.INBD 10 INS OF TAB SEPARATED IN FLITE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N39L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Friendship Intl

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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