# NTSB LAX77FUJ03: Beech D18S, N587CP, Buckeye, AZ, October 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1976
- Place: Buckeye, AZ · BUCKEYE, AZ
- Location: 33.3703° N, 112.5838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buckeye, AZ, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3703&lon=-112.5838&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156062
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FUJ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUJ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2811   76/10/8   BUCKEYE,AZ          BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N587CP              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         BUCKEYE,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LND ON DESERT ROAD,HIT CATTLE GUARD. SET ACFT ON FIRE. CREW & INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N587CP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N587CP-1976-11-30), registration cancelled 1976-11-30, S/N A-575 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19761008031799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761008031799A), Oct 8, 1976: Beech D18S, Buckeye, AZ, Destroyed. Lnd on desert road,hit cattle guard. Set acft on fire. Crew & injury index presumed.

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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