# NTSB FTW74AF026: Beech E18S, N995H, El Paso, TX, October 27, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 27, 1973
- Place: El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 8 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187882
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74AF026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3802  73/10/27   EL PASO,TEX         BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1300                    N995H               PX-  0  0  6  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 33, 3400 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1062 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL PASO INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX           EL PASO,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- R TIRE BLEW OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N995H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N995H-2015-05-21), registration cancelled 2015-05-21, S/N BA-375, built 1958 (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: El Paso Intl

## 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 19731027034589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731027034589A), Oct 27, 1973: Beech E18S, El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. R tire blew out.

## Other investigations on N995H (2)

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 CHI83LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA271), Jun 19, 1983: Beech E18S (N995H), Youngstown, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC75AK023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK023-144873), Oct 7, 1974: Beech E18S (N995H), Topeka, KS, 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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