# Accident 19771101034509A: Beech G18S, Cleveland, OH, November 1, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1977
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cleveland Hopkins
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 41.4094° N, 81.8547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL (CLE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4094&lon=-81.8547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N120ZZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120ZZ-2013-04-10) (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: 2,440 total, 500 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEI02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771101034509A

## Narrative

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

LEFT SEAT SLID BACK.PIC WAS UNABLE TO REACH BRAKE PEDALS.WIND GUSTS TO 20K.

## 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 CHI78FEI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEI02), Nov 1, 1977: Beech G-18S (N120ZZ), Cleveland, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N120ZZ (1)

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

- [Incident 19780831038499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780831038499I), Aug 31, 1978: Beech 18/ (N120ZZ), Baltimore, MD, Minor damage. After landing and during rapid taxi, pilot swerved and damaged lower rudder.

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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