# NTSB NYC75FGT09: Beech E18S, N3666G, Mcsherrytown, PA, October 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 27, 1974
- Place: Mcsherrytown, PA · MCSHERRYTOWN, PA
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132479
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FGT09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGT09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4123  74/10/27   MCSHERRYTOWN,PA     BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 2269
        TIME - 1645                    N3666G              PX-  0  0  5  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HANOVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCSHERRYTOWN,PA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3666G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3666G), registered now, S/N 51-11771, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Registry model: [Beech C-45H](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (registry code 1151018) (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: Hanover

## 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 19741027040449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741027040449A), Oct 27, 1974: Beech C45H, Mcsherrytown, PA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3666G (1)

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 CHI72AC086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC086), May 2, 1972: Beech C-45G (N3666G), Chicago, IL, 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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