# NTSB MIA79FA084: Beech G18S, N966YH, San Juan, PR, May 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1979
- Place: San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
- Location: 18.4663° N, 66.1057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4663&lon=-66.1057&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 11 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136178
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FA084
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA084

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1079  79/5/11    SAN JUAN,PR         BEECH G18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 3200
        TIME - 0611                    N966YH              PX-  0  0 10  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PUERJO RICO INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AGUADILLA,PR                SAN JUAN,PR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- VEHICLE CROSSING TAXIWAY COLLIDED WITH ACFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N966YH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N966YH-2011-01-04), registration cancelled 2011-01-04, S/N BA-546, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G18S
- Registry model: [Beech G18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (registry code 1151010) (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: Puerjo Rico Intl

## 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 19790511017959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790511017959A), May 11, 1979: Beech G18S, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. Acft struck by ground vehicle while taxiing at intersection of taxiway and vehicle crossing area. Rain and darkness

## Other investigations on N966YH (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 MIA81FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA041), Jan 28, 1981: Beech G18S (N966YH), San Juan, PR, 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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