# NTSB FTW81DQA11: Beech 18S, N924W, Aztec, NM, December 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1980
- Place: Aztec, NM · AZTEC, NM
- Location: 36.8160° N, 107.9703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aztec, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8160&lon=-107.9703&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127560
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DQA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3344  80/12/18   AZTEC,NM            BEECH 18S           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30,
        TIME - 1530                    N924W               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AZTEC MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         AZTEC,NM                    UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- L BRAKE PUCK WORN,LODGED AGAINST WHL ROTOR DISK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N924W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N924W-1983-03-26), registration cancelled 1983-03-26, S/N BA-53 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 18S
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aztec Muni

## 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 19801218077309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801218077309A), Dec 18, 1980: Beech E18S, Aztec, NM, Substantial damage. Worn out brake pad jammed rotor on landing. Tire blew out. Airplane veered off runway.

## Other investigations on N924W (1)

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 NYC75IN060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75IN060), Nov 11, 1974: Beech E18S (N924W), Syracuse, NY, incident, minor 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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