41.6005° N, 93.6091° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 4, 1978 · 19:19 local
Place
Des Moines, IA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
SMB
Aircraft
N8087
Reported as
Beech G18S
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total450 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Ran off side of runway during takeoff roll, aborted takeoff.
As the FAA filed it
RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, ABORTED TAKEOFF.