# Accident 19780116004741A: Beech D18S, Savannah, GA, January 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1978
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Airport: Savanna Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 32.0835° N, 81.0998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savannah, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0835&lon=-81.0998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1828D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1828D) (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: 3,262 total, 1,341 in this make and model, 211 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FKG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780116004741A

## Narrative

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

OVERAN SMALLER A/C ON TAXIWAY.DAMAGE TO RT WING.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N9723U, Grumav AA1C: [Accident 19780116004742A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780116004742A)

## 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 MIA78FKG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG13), Jan 16, 1978: Beech D18 (N1828D), Savannah, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1828D (1)

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

- [Incident 19791011052199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791011052199I), Oct 11, 1979: Beech D18S (N1828D), Atlanta, GA. Pilot lost directional control after touchdown. When pilot attempted to use brake, pedal went to the floor.

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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