LAX77DUJ17

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D18S · Yucca, AZ · October 26, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 26, 1976
Place
Yucca, AZ · YUCCA, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N14437Beech D18S
Status
Completed · report January 14, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19761026037579A
Case key
156369

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3507  76/10/26 NR.YUCCA,AZ           BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1800                    N14437              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  33, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEXICO                     YUCCA,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN
        REMARKS- SMUGGLING OPS. RAN INTO TRUCK,GIRL ON TRUCK FATAL.

Aircraft

Registration
N14437
Reported as
Beech D18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
No damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N14437 · 1

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