# NTSB LAX79FA012: Beech E18S, N3781B, Grand Canyon, AZ, November 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1978
- 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: 11 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138117
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FA012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4416   78/11/9   GRAND CANYON,AZ     BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1145                    N3781B              PX-  0  0 10  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 44, 3517 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            163 IN TYPE, 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: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- RETRACT SLIDE EARS FAILED,BELOW REQUIRED ROCKWELL HARDNESS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3781B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3781B-1997-11-05), registration cancelled 1997-11-05, S/N BA-81 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grand Canyon

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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