# Accident 19761014036569A: Beech E18S, Colorado Spgs, CO, October 14, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1976
- Place: Colorado Spgs, CO
- Airport: Peterson Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 38.8339° N, 104.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado Springs, CO, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8339&lon=-104.8214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N136C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N136C-1979-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,895 total, 565 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77FTE12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761014036569A

## Narrative

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

PEAK WIND GUST 20KTS.TAIL WHEEL UNLOCKED.ACFT GROUND SPEED ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

## 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 DEN77FTE12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE12), Oct 14, 1976: Beech E18S (N136C), Colorado Spgs, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N136C (2)

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

- [Accident 19790711021009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790711021009A), Jul 11, 1979: Beech E18S (N136C), Dayton, OH, Destroyed. Acft struck a wire while executing a forced landing.
- [Accident 19730614016251A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730614016251A), Jun 14, 1973: Beech E18S (N136C), Covington, KY, Minor damage. Taxied into N179L preparing for flt. Plt of N136C stated ramp ltg was limited,was using taxi lt.

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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