# NTSB FTW76FRJ14: Beech D18S, N947MS, Garland City, AR, January 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 8, 1976
- Place: Garland City, AR · GARLAND CITY, AR
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152287
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FRJ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRJ14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0224   76/1/8    GARLAND CITY,AR     BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1545                    N947MS              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BILL ROGERS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         GARLAND CITY,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING FLAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- NO FLAP LDG. PLT NOT MULTI-ENG RATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N947MS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N947MS-2013-03-20), registration cancelled 2013-03-20, S/N 51-11672 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Registry model: [Beech C-45G](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45g) (registry code 1151014) (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: Bill Rogers

## 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 19760108000399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760108000399A), Jan 8, 1976: Beech C45G, Garland City, AR, Substantial damage. No flap ldg. Plt not multi-eng rated.

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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