# Accident 19770520042309A: Beech D18S, Quinhagak, AK, May 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1977
- Place: Quinhagak, AK
- Airport: Quinhagak
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 59.7551° N, 161.8454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at QUINHAGAK (AQH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7551&lon=-161.8454&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35W-2017-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D18S (registry code 1151004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (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 D18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770520042309A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF LEFT BRAKE PRESSURE UPON LANDING.

## 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 ANC77DA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA049), May 20, 1977: Beech D18S (N35W), Quinhagak, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N35W (1)

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

- [Incident 19980704031259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980704031259I), Jul 4, 1998: Beech D18S (N35W), Lacrosse, WI, 1 fatal. Elizabeth whitman attempted a night demonstration jump. Her main chute did not deploy properly, she did not utilize the quick release and did not attempt to…

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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