# Incident 19781129024329I: Beech G18S, Albany, NY, November 29, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1978, 22:50 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Co
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.6657° N, 73.7984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6657&lon=-73.7984&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79LA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79LA-2013-05-09) (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: 4,000 total, 5,000 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/19781129024329I

## Narrative

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

PROP WENT INTO FEATHER DUE TO FAILURE OF THE PROP GOVERNOR.

## Other reports on N79LA (2)

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

- [Incident 19891116058619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891116058619I), Nov 16, 1989: Beech G18S (N79LA), Atlanta, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft yawed right on a crosswind takeoff. Passenger retracted gear before pilot had sufficient flying speed.
- [Accident 19770612014869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770612014869A), Jun 12, 1977: Beech G18S (N79LA), Burlington, VT, Substantial damage. Left main gear failed during intentional ground loop at end of runway.

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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