# Incident 19780711043209I: Beech D18S, Dickinson, ND, July 11, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1978, 08:45 local time
- Place: Dickinson, ND
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 46.8927° N, 102.7973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dickinson, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8927&lon=-102.7973&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80017, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80017-2013-05-13) (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: 2,800 total, 150 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/19780711043209I

## Narrative

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

TAKEOFF ABORTED WHEN ONE ENGINE QUIT. ENGINES AND FUEL CHECKED OUT OK.

## Other reports on N80017 (3)

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

- [Incident 19841020068579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841020068579I), Oct 20, 1984: Beech D18S (N80017), Abilene, TX, Minor damage. Prop struck runway before go around. Manual gear extension. Broken wire gear switch to down limit switch.
- [Accident 19830317048222A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830317048222A), Mar 17, 1983: Beech D18S (N80017), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot had shut left engine down and right regulator failed leaving no communications. Aircraft hit while taxiing.
- [Incident 19820822063899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820822063899I), Aug 22, 1982: Beech D18S (N80017), Amarillo, TX, Substantial damage. Right engine surge on liftoff. Props hit runway on attempted abort. Went around. Cracked right engine crankshaft.

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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