# NTSB MKC75AK046: Beech D18S, N311D, Dodge City, KS, March 3, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1975
- Place: Dodge City, KS · DODGE CITY, KS
- Location: 37.7607° N, 100.0184° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dodge City, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7607&lon=-100.0184&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147737
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75AK046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK046

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0595   75/3/3    DODGE CITY,KS       BEECH D18S          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 3034
        TIME - 2147                    N311D               PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 1262 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DODGE CITY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DODGE CITY,KS               HAYS,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       25
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- GROUND FIRE AND GENERAL DISINTEGRATION OF ACFT.MAIL FLIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N311D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N311D-1975-05-15), registration cancelled 1975-05-15, S/N BA 456 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Dodge City Muni

## 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 19750303006019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750303006019A), Mar 3, 1975: Beech E18S, Dodge City, KS, Destroyed. Ground fire and general disintegration of acft. Mail flight.

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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