- Date
- July 5, 1978
- Place
- Mc Allen, TX · MC ALLEN, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N807PBeech G18S
- Status
- Completed · report September 8, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780705021289A
- Case key
- 140654
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2111 78/7/5 MC ALLEN,TX BEECH G18S CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 16660 TIME - 0500 N807P PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 2060 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLER INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MC ALLEN,TX TAMPICO,MEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK DRAINAGE DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N807P
- Reported as
- Beech G18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Miller Intl
N807PRegistration cancelled Oct 6, 2014 · Beech G18SAirframe modelBeech G18SEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.