# NTSB MKC68A0048: Beech D18S, N277W, Grand Island, NE, January 29, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1968
- Place: Grand Island, NE · GRAND ISLAND, NE
- Location: 40.9214° N, 98.3586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Island, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9214&lon=-98.3586&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111565
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68A0048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68A0048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4605  68/1/29    GRAND ISLAND NEBR   BEECH D18S          CR-  2  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 6200
        TIME - 0006                    N277W               PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND ISLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: ATTITUDE GYRO
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: DIRECTIONAL GYRO
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       35
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          360                                                       24
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- MAIL FLT. VOR APP TO R17 WTH TEAR-DROP LO-VIS LNDG R35.EXSV GRSE-VCM DRVN INSTS.HORZN CSE PLUG MSG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N277W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N277W-1968-04-18), registration cancelled 1968-04-18, S/N A-825 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Grand Island

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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