# NTSB LAX77DUJ17: Beech D18S, N14437, Yucca, AZ, October 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1976
- Place: Yucca, AZ · YUCCA, AZ
- Location: 34.8630° N, 114.1461° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yucca, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8630&lon=-114.1461&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 14, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156369
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77DUJ17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUJ17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14437-2009-01-13), registration cancelled 2009-01-13, S/N CA202, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Registry model: [Beech 3NM](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-3nm) (registry code 1151044) (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: No damage

## 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 19761026037579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761026037579A), Oct 26, 1976: Beech 3NM, Yucca, AZ, 1 fatal. Smuggling ops. Ran into truck,girl on truck fatal.

## Other investigations on N14437 (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 LAX03FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA111), Mar 11, 2003: Beech 3NM (N14437), Anza, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain an adequate airspeed resulting in a stall and loss of control.

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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