# Accident 19760130007039A: Beech E18S, Erie, PA, January 30, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1976
- Place: Erie, PA
- Airport: Erie International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 42.0442° N, 79.8539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Erie County Airport (3G1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0442&lon=-79.8539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43T-2012-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76AN072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760130007039A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SWERVED TO RIGHT ON TAKE OFF,PITCHED UP ROLLED LEFT AND RIGHT.STRUCK RT WING ON RUNWAY,LANDED OK

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 NYC76AN072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN072), Jan 30, 1976: Beech E18S (N43T), Erie, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N43T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19851213063949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851213063949A), Dec 13, 1985: Beech E18S (N43T), Opa Locka, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot said left wheel shimmied on takeoff, aircraft veered off runway side. No mechanical malfunction found.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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