# NTSB NYC68F0098: Beech D18S, N303MW, Delta, PA, July 20, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1968
- Place: Delta, PA · DELTA, PA
- Location: 39.7267° N, 76.3271° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delta, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7267&lon=-76.3271&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108661
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0098
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0098

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4358  68/7/20    DELTA,PA            BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1540                    N303MW              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     33, 2360 TOTAL HOURS, 265
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RT ENG OVERHEATED,PLT FEATH PROP. WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN SINGLE ENG FLT. LEFT ENG TEMP WAS HIGH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N303MW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- 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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