# NTSB IAD75FIG01: Beech C18S, N334G, Ridgely, MD, July 2, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1974
- Place: Ridgely, MD · RIDGELY, MD
- Location: 38.9529° N, 75.8827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ridgely, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9529&lon=-75.8827&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128131
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FIG01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FIG01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1834   74/7/2    RIDGELY,MD          BEECH C18S          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1192
        TIME - 1800                    N334G               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 153 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIDGELY-PELICAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIDGELY,MD                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- PRACTICE ENG-OUT APCH.T/D 1500FT SHORT.BOUNCED,VEERED L TOWARD FEATHRD ENG,INTO SWAMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N334G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N334G-2012-09-18), registration cancelled 2012-09-18, S/N 8436, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C18S
- Registry model: [Beech C18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c18s) (registry code 1150902) (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: Ridgely-Pelican

## 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 19740702020979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740702020979A), Jul 2, 1974: Beech C18S, Ridgely, MD, Substantial damage. Practice eng-out apch.t/d 1500FT short. Bounced,veered l toward feathrd eng,into swamp.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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