# Incident 19781024028159I: Beech G18S, Chicago, IL, October 24, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1978
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N700W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N700W-2014-12-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (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: 6,300 total, 450 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/19781024028159I

## Narrative

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

PILOT INITIATED TAKEOFF IN A 10 DEGREE, GUSTY CROSSWIND. PILOT LOST CONTROL, TAILWHEEL DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N700W (1)

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

- [Accident 19820308002969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820308002969A), Mar 8, 1982: Beech E18S (N700W), Charlotte, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during takeoff for unknown reasons. Suspected illegal drug flight. Pilot unknown.

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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