# Incident 19781201022029I: Beech 18/, West Chicago, IL, December 1, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1978, 16:40 local time
- Place: West Chicago, IL
- Airport: Dupage
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9071° N, 88.2480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DUPAGE (DPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9071&lon=-88.2480&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4980V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4980V-2018-01-19) (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 18/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 500 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/19781201022029I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST VISUAL CONTACT WITH RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF ROLL DUE TO SNOW. HIT A SNOWBANK AND GROUND LOOPED.

## Other reports on N4980V (6)

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

- [Incident 19980828028519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980828028519I), Aug 28, 1998: Beech E18S (N4980V), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX. Pilot states that gear locked light was on and gear was down. Rolled about 200 ft. then gear collapsed. Propeller damage and both cowling underneath both flaps…
- [Accident 19971229046529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971229046529A), Dec 29, 1997: Beech E18S (N4980V), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. (-23) No narrative. (.4) two Beech E18S airplanes (from same operator) took off 10 minutes apart from the same location on a night cargo flight. They arrived 4…
- [Incident 19861224076649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861224076649I), Dec 24, 1986: Beech E18S (N4980V), Texarkana, AR, Minor damage. Fire in left engine en route. Engine shutdown. Safe landing. Primer line from carburetor to primer solenoid broken.
- [Incident 19860421023359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860421023359I), Apr 21, 1986: Beech E18S (N4980V), Columbia, MO, Minor damage. Wingtip struck rudder of parked 6888F during taxi for takeoff.
- [Incident 19851208069859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851208069859I), Dec 8, 1985: Beech E18S (N4980V), Antioch, CA, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Claimed to have green light after selecting down position. Damage to flaps, belly and propellers.
- [Accident 19830416014729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830416014729A), Apr 16, 1983: Beech E18S (N4980V), Davis, CA, Substantial damage. Inflight fire in right engine. Landed safely. Carburetor float fulcrum screw fell out. Fuel ignited by exhaust.

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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