# NTSB OAK71DJW04: Beech G18S, N7770B, Bac Lieu, VM, July 27, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1970
- Place: Bac Lieu, VM · BAC LIEU, Vietnam
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108261
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71DJW04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DJW04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0061  70/7/27    BAC LIEU,SO.VIET    BEECH G18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1013                    N7770B              PX-  0  0  4  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      50, 14428 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-I        253 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAC LIEU
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOC TRANG,SO.VIET           BAC LIEU,SO.VIET
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF SO.VIETNAM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7770B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7770B-1999-03-10), registration cancelled 1999-03-10, S/N AF-320 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G18S
- Registry model: [Beech C-45G](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45g) (registry code 1151014) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bac Lieu

## Other investigations on N7770B (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 BFO93FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA016), Dec 10, 1992: Beech C-45G (N7770B), Elkridge, MD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY SECURE THE CARGO, WHICH ALLOWED A SHIFT IN THE CENTER OF GRAVITY DURING A MISSED APPROACH MANEUVER AND RESULTED IN SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND FLYING…

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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