# Incident 19780103000769I: Beech E18S, Parkersburg, WV, January 3, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1978, 12:30 local time
- Place: Parkersburg, WV
- Airport: Wood Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 39.2715° N, 81.5604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WOOD COUNTY (WV73), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2715&lon=-81.5604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N703M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N703M-2013-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (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 E18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780103000769I

## Narrative

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

TAIL WHEEL RETRACTED ON ROLL OUT. SLIDE TUBE HAD SLUSH AND SAND ON IT.

## Other reports on N703M (2)

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

- [Accident 19901005047269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901005047269A), Oct 5, 1990: Beech E18S (N703M), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. Ground looped as tailwheel touched on landing.
- [Incident 19850809052099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850809052099I), Aug 9, 1985: Beech E18S (N703M), Carleston, WV, Minor damage. Smoke from right wheel area during taxi. Wheel assembly was just replaced by mechanic. Axle spacer not installed.

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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