# Accident 19780314004459A: Beech E18S, West Columbia, SC, March 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1978
- Place: West Columbia, SC
- Airport: Columbia Metro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 33.9388° N, 81.1195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLUMBIA METRO (CAE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9388&lon=-81.1195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N383B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N383B-1995-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,556 total, 1,950 in this make and model, 233 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FLG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLG11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780314004459A

## Narrative

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

EARTH EROSION AROUND RWY LIGHTS SUPPORTED BY CEMENT SLABS 3-4IN AWIND GUSTS TO 28KTS.

## 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 MIA78FLG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLG11), Mar 14, 1978: Beech E18S (N383B), West Columbia, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N383B (3)

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

- [Incident 19890306022879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890306022879I), Mar 6, 1989: Beech E18S (N383B), Ardmore, OK. Left engine did not develop enough power on takeoff. Aborted. Ran off runway. Found water in sump.
- [Accident 19831108056599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831108056599A), Nov 8, 1983: Beech E18S (N383B), Franklin, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft during landing roll.
- [Incident 19820112003269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820112003269I), Jan 12, 1982: Beech E18S (N383B), Baltimore, MD, Minor damage. Unable to obtain gear locked down. Main gear collapsed on landing roll. Cold air may have affected relay switch.

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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