# Accident 19760916028849A: Beech G18S, Beaver Falls, PA, September 16, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1976
- Place: Beaver Falls, PA
- Airport: Beaver Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 40.7725° N, 80.3914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BEAVER COUNTY (BVI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7725&lon=-80.3914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N340K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N340K-1997-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G18S (registry code 1151010, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,897 total, 506 in this make and model, 304 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FGM49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM49-201346) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760916028849A

## Narrative

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

DURING INST APPROACH PLT LDG LONG ON WET RWY,GROUND LOOP AFCT TO AVOID RUNNING OFF END OF RWY.

## 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 NYC76FGM49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM49-201346), Sep 16, 1976: Beech G18S (N340K), Beaver Falls, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N340K (3)

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

- [Accident 19951218041429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951218041429A), Dec 18, 1995: Beech G18S (N340K), Nome, AK, Substantial damage. Stalled on takeoff. Possible load shift. Slightly over gross weight. No mechanical anomalies found.
- [Incident 19860222021079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860222021079I), Feb 22, 1986: Beech G18S (N340K), Milwaukee, WI. Tailwheel was not fully extended for landing. Found chain drive broken.
- [Incident 19840717053319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840717053319I), Jul 17, 1984: Beech 18S (N340K), Fort Wayne, IN, Minor damage. Collided with a parked aircraft when taxiing. Blamed sun blinded and poor view from cockpit on starboard side.

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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