# NTSB MIA76FLD42: Beech D18S, N19S, Venice, FL, February 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1976
- Place: Venice, FL · VENICE, FL
- Location: 27.1170° N, 82.4152° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Venice, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1170&lon=-82.4152&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152865
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FLD42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLD42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0326  76/2/12    VENICE,FL           BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2329
        TIME - 1220                    N19S                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 205 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VENICE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SARASOTA,FL                 RETURN                       VENICE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FRAYED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLTS L RUDDER CABLE BADLY FRAYED AND SEPARATED.PEDAL COLLAPSED.HIT DRAINAGE DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19S-2009-07-09), registration cancelled 2009-07-09, S/N A-831, built 1952 (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: Venice Muni

## 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 19760212003429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760212003429A), Feb 12, 1976: Beech D18S, Venice, FL, Substantial damage. Plts l rudder cable badly frayed and separated. Pedal collapsed. Hit drainage ditch.

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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