# NTSB MKC68F0257: Beech E18S, N3400, Rapid City, SD, September 11, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1967
- Place: Rapid City, SD · RAPID CITY, SD
- Location: 44.0805° N, 103.2310° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rapid City, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0805&lon=-103.2310&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113401
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0257
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0257

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4788  67/9/11    RAPID CITY,S DAK    BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 10000
        TIME - 0710                    N3400               PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAPID CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LEFT ENG FAILED. PLT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN SINGLE ENG FLT TO NEARBY FLD. ENG TEARDOWN NOT ACCOMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3400](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3400-1968-06-14), registration cancelled 1968-06-14, S/N BA-212, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rapid City

## Other investigations on N3400 (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 MKC68A0056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68A0056), Mar 17, 1968: Beech E18S (N3400), Rapid City, SD, destroyed, 9 fatal

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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