# Incident 19780905017889I: Beech 18/, Blountville, TN, September 5, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1978, 17:48 local time
- Place: Blountville, TN
- Airport: Tri-City
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 36.5330° N, 82.3289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blountville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5330&lon=-82.3289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2070A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2070A-1982-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 18/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,036 total, 168 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78IA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78IA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780905017889I

## Narrative

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

GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM FAILED. PILOT DID NOT COMPLETE THE MANUAL EXTENSION PROCEDURE. GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 IAD78IA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78IA107), Sep 5, 1978: Beech E18S (N2070A), Blountville, TN, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N2070A (1)

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

- [Accident 19811215079439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811215079439A), Dec 15, 1981: Beech E18S (N2070A), Glen Burnie, MD, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed just short of airport in snowstorm. Possible mismanagement of deicing equipment.

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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