# NTSB FTW71AF038: Beech E18, N848Q, Waco, TX, January 13, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1971
- Place: Waco, TX · WACO, TX
- Location: 31.5493° N, 97.1467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waco, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5493&lon=-97.1467&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160363
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71AF038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71AF038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2956  71/1/13    WACO,TEX            BEECH E18           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 3100
        TIME - 1830                    N848Q               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 655 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WACO MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TEMPLE,TEX                  WACO,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
        REMARKS- R BRAKE LWR AND MIDDLE PUCK CAVITIES OVALATED,WORN.LWR PUCK SLIPPED-LODGED BTWN HOUSING AND DISC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N848Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N848Q-2015-05-13), registration cancelled 2015-05-13, S/N AF-508, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18
- Registry model: [Beech C-45H](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (registry code 1151018) (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: Waco Municipal

## Other investigations on N848Q (3)

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 FTW72AF008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72AF008), Jul 29, 1971: Beech C-45H (N848Q), Dallas, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW71AF006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71AF006), Aug 19, 1970: Beech C-45H (N848Q), Dallas, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X1449](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1449), Feb 23, 1965: Beechcraft 65 (N848Q), Chihuahua, Mexico, 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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