# NTSB MIA73OKA02: Beech D18S, N103P, St Maarten, NT, August 4, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1972
- Place: St Maarten, NT · ST MAARTEN, Netherlands Antilles
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168710
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73OKA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73OKA02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0060   72/8/4    ST MAARTEN,FR ANT   BEECH D18S          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 59,
        TIME - 1117                    N103P               PX-  0  1  0  BUSINESS                  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LA ESPERANZA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JUAN,PR                 ST MAARTEN,FR ANT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            LANDING: OTHER
        REMARKS- CRASHED DUR LDG.INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE FRENCH ANTILLES GOVERNMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N103P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103P-2009-06-26), registration cancelled 2009-06-26, S/N A-370, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: La Esperanza

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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