# NTSB MKC72DCA14: Beech H18, N800G, Bonne Terre, MO, November 8, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1971
- Place: Bonne Terre, MO · BONNE TERRE, MO
- Location: 37.9211° N, 90.5427° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bonne Terre, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9211&lon=-90.5427&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164657
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DCA14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCA14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4429   71/11/8   BONNE TERRE,MO      BEECH H18           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 3440
        TIME - 0730                    N800G               PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BONNE TERRE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHESTERFIELD,MO             BONNE TERRE,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N800G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N800G-1973-05-07), registration cancelled 1973-05-07, S/N BA-661 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H18
- Registry model: [Beech H-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18) (registry code 1151012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bonne Terre

## Other investigations on N800G (2)

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 CHI73AC059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AC059), Dec 21, 1972: Beech H18S (N800G), Bloominton, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB NYC66D0489](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0489), Jan 30, 1966: Beechcraft H18 (N800G), Newport News, VA, 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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