# NTSB FTW67A0082: Beech D18S, N7388, Dallas, TX, February 10, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1967
- Place: Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 12, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79355
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67A0082
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0082

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0120  67/2/10    DALLAS,TEX          BEECH D18S          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 13000
        TIME - 1607                    N7388               PX-  2  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 6000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOVE FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           ENGINE TEARAWAY                                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- R.ENG HARTZELL PROP BLADE SEPARTED AT SHANK RADIUS.CRANKSHAFT COUNTERWGT LINERS EXCESSIVELY WORN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7388](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7388-1968-03-06), registration cancelled 1968-03-06, S/N A-268, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Love Field

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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