# NTSB IAD75AI038: Beech H18, N500MM, St Augustine, FL, December 31, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 31, 1974
- Place: St Augustine, FL · ST AUGUSTINE, FL
- Location: 29.8960° N, 81.3116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Augustine, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8960&lon=-81.3116&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144946
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75AI038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4192  74/12/31   ST AUGUSTINE,FLA    BEECH H18           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 9293
        TIME - 1025                    N500MM              PX-  1  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAINT AUGUSTINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ST PETERSBURG,FLA           ST AUGUSTINE,FLA             COCOA BEACH,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          GROUND FOG                                                64
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PAX RPTD PLT HAD NO CTL OVR ACFT,CTLS FROZEN.EXTENSIVE FIRE DMG PRECLUDED DETERMINATION OF CAUSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N500MM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500MM-1975-03-27), registration cancelled 1975-03-27, S/N BA715 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H18
- Registry model: [Beech H-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18) (registry code 1151012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Saint Augustine

## 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 19741231043789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741231043789A), Dec 31, 1974: Beech H18, St Augustine, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pax rptd plt had no ctl ovr acft,ctls frozen. Extensive fire dmg precluded determination of cause.

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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