# NTSB MIA76FKG73: Beech D18S, N642B, Perry, GA, June 7, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1976
- Place: Perry, GA · PERRY, GA
- Location: 32.4737° N, 83.7278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Perry, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4737&lon=-83.7278&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 4, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154472
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FKG73
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG73

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1640   76/6/7    PERRY,GA            BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 213
        TIME - 1100                    N642B               PX-  0  0  2  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PERRY-FT VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PERRY,GA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N642B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N642B-2013-02-13), registration cancelled 2013-02-13, S/N A-467, built 1948 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Perry-Ft Valley

## 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 19760607017349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760607017349A), Jun 7, 1976: Beech D18S, Perry, GA, Substantial damage

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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