# NTSB MKC72AK064: Beech E18S, N234AP, Winfield, KS, June 3, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1972
- Place: Winfield, KS · WINFIELD, KS
- Location: 37.2428° N, 96.9797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winfield, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2428&lon=-96.9797&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166630
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72AK064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72AK064

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0751   72/6/3    WINFIELD,KANS       BEECH E18S          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N234AP              PX-  1  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 44, 14226 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 1200 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARKANSAS CITY,KANS          WHITE PLAINS,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN WING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- IN FLT FIRE FROM UNDETERMINED SOURCE CAUSED L WG SEPARATION. L PROP FOUND FEATH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N234AP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234AP-1972-08-11), registration cancelled 1972-08-11, S/N BA272 (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: Destroyed

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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