# NTSB FTW70FRA02: Beech E18S, N52E, Jasper, TX, January 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 2, 1970
- Place: Jasper, TX · JASPER, TX
- Location: 30.9227° N, 93.9933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jasper, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9227&lon=-93.9933&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201233
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70FRA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70FRA02-201233

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0224   70/1/2    JASPER,TEX          BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 9336
        TIME - 0800                    N52E                PX-  0  0  6  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JASPER COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JASPER,TEX                  MCALLEN,TEX
        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
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52E-2014-10-27), registration cancelled 2014-10-27, S/N BA-210, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (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: Jasper County

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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