# Incident 19780614045829I: Beech G18S, Kansas City, MO, June 14, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1978, 08:45 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GWS
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N900X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N900X-2013-03-11) (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: 1,700 total, 800 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/19780614045829I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXTEND RIGHT MAIN FULLY DUE TO A BROKEN DRAG STRUT. BREAK INDICATED FATIGUE FAILURE.

## Other reports on N900X (1)

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

- [Accident 19730514013339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730514013339A), May 14, 1973: Beech G18S (N900X), AR, Substantial damage

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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