# NTSB MIA74OKT18: Beech D18S, N80351, Middle Caicos, Tokelau, September 11, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1973
- Place: Middle Caicos, Tokelau · MIDDLE CAICOS,BWI, Turks And Caicos Islands
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187677
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74OKT18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74OKT18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0047  73/9/11    MIDDLE CAICOS,BWI   BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N80351              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 34, 3442 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            644 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDDLE CAICOS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PROVIDENCIALES,BWI          MIDDLE CAICOS,BWI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE-AIRPORT FACILITIES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- TIRE BLEW OUT DUE ROUGH RWY. INVEST & REPORTED BY GOVT OF CAICOS ISLANDS,BWI.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80351](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80351-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N A-261, built 1946 (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: Middle Caicos

## 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 19730911034069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730911034069A), Sep 11, 1973: Beech D18S, Middle Caicos, Substantial damage. Tire blew out due rough rwy. Invest & reported by govt of Caicos islands,bwi.

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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