# Accident 19770612014869A: Beech G18S, Burlington, VT, June 12, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1977
- Place: Burlington, VT
- Airport: Burlington International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 44.4924° N, 73.2395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4924&lon=-73.2395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79LA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79LA-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G18S (registry code 1151010, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (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 G18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 244 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77DNC36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DNC36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770612014869A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED DURING INTENTIONAL GROUND LOOP AT END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC77DNC36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DNC36), Jun 12, 1977: Beech 18G (N79LA), Burlington, VT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N79LA (2)

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

- [Incident 19891116058619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891116058619I), Nov 16, 1989: Beech G18S (N79LA), Atlanta, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft yawed right on a crosswind takeoff. Passenger retracted gear before pilot had sufficient flying speed.
- [Incident 19781129024329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781129024329I), Nov 29, 1978: Beech G18S (N79LA), Albany, NY. Prop went into feather due to failure of the prop governor.

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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