# Accident 19790127005709A: Beech E18S, Springfield, IL, January 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1979, 07:30 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Capital
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N521GP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N521GP-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S-9700 (registry code 1151008, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s-9700) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 510 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEV10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEV10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790127005709A

## Narrative

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

COPILOT MADE TAKEOFF. LOST SIGHT OF RUNWAY DUE TO SNOW. HIT SNOW BANK.

## 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 CHI79FEV10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEV10), Jan 27, 1979: Beech E18-S (N521GP), Springfield, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N521GP (1)

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

- [Incident 19790925049869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790925049869I), Sep 25, 1979: Beech E18S (N521GP), Albany, NY. Pilot felt vibration after gear retraction. Extended gear and landed. Limit switch failed, motor running.

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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