# NTSB MKC75AK023: Beech E18S, N995H, Topeka, KS, October 7, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1974
- Place: Topeka, KS · TOPEKA, KS
- Location: 39.0483° N, 95.6780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Topeka, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0483&lon=-95.6780&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144873
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75AK023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK023-144873

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4284   74/10/7   TOPEKA,KANS         BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0919                    N995H               PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            27, 3750 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILLIP BILLARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOPEKA,KANS                 MCALESTER,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       TAKEOFF: RUN
           ENGINE TEARAWAY                                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HARTZELL PROP BLADE B23845,R ENG,FAILED.WRONG CRANKSHAFT COUNTERWEIGHT COMBINATION INSTALLED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N995H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N995H-2015-05-21), registration cancelled 2015-05-21, S/N BA-375, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (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: Phillip Billard

## 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 19741007044189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741007044189A), Oct 7, 1974: Beech E18S, Topeka, KS, Substantial damage. Hartzell prop blade B23845,r eng,failed. Wrong crankshaft counterweight combination installed.

## Other investigations on N995H (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 CHI83LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA271), Jun 19, 1983: Beech E18S (N995H), Youngstown, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW74AF026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF026), Oct 27, 1973: Beech E18S (N995H), El Paso, TX, 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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