# NTSB LAX76FUJ20: Beech E18S, N203C, Grand Canyon, AZ, August 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1975
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ · GRAND CANYON, AZ
- Location: 36.0544° N, 112.1393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Canyon, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0544&lon=-112.1393&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 8 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150334
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76FUJ20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUJ20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2374  75/8/24    GRAND CANYON,AZ     BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 62, 19060
        TIME - 1000                    N203C               PX-  0  0  7  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 5025 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND CANYON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NV                GRAND CANYON,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- R MLG SLIDE TUBE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N203C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N203C-2014-09-10), registration cancelled 2014-09-10, S/N BA-35, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (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: Grand Canyon

## 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 19750824027279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750824027279A), Aug 24, 1975: Beech E18S, Grand Canyon, AZ, Substantial damage. R MLG slide tube failed.

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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