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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 58 · Flushing, NY · December 19, 1978

Date: December 19, 1978 · 15:58 local
Place: Flushing, NY
Airport: Laguardia
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N17980
Reported as: Beech 58
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,700 total800 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N17980Registered now · Beech 58S/N TH-840 · Built 1977 Airframe modelBeech 58 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot realized he had a flat tire after he turned off runway onto taxiway. Had to be towed in.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REALIZED HE HAD A FLAT TIRE AFTER HE TURNED OFF RUNWAY ONTO TAXIWAY. HAD TO BE TOWED IN.