# NTSB MIA73AMO43: Beech D18S, N270QS, Oglethorpe, GA, October 22, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1972
- Place: Oglethorpe, GA · OGLETHORPE, GA
- Location: 32.2932° N, 84.0628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oglethorpe, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2932&lon=-84.0628&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169414
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73AMO43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AMO43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3659  72/10/22   OGLETHORPE,GA       BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 3947
        TIME - 1250                    N270QS              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 124 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAINBRIDGE,GA               ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT DID NOT CHECK FUEL TANKS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N270QS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N270QS-1978-02-03), registration cancelled 1978-02-03, S/N A-292, built 1946 (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: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N270QS (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 MIA78FLD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLD12), Nov 19, 1977: Beech D18 (N270QS), Orlando, FL, destroyed

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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