# NTSB SEA72DYA30: Beech C-18S, N4289A, Blackfoot, ID, April 20, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1972
- Place: Blackfoot, ID · BLACKFOOT, ID
- Location: 43.1934° N, 112.3465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blackfoot, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1934&lon=-112.3465&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166246
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72DYA30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYA30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1619  72/4/20    BLACKFOOT,ID        BEECH C-18S         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1700                    N4289A              PX-  0  0  2  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 42, 8000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            150 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCARLEY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLACKFOOT,ID                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- TOOK OFF ON ALMOST EMPTY TK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4289A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4289A-2013-04-17), registration cancelled 2013-04-17, S/N 6492, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-18S
- Registry model: [Beech C18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c18s) (registry code 1150902) (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: Mccarley Field

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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