# Incident 19790209006099I: Beech G18S, Cleveland, OH, February 9, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1979, 02:20 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Hopkins
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.4995° N, 81.6954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleveland, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4995&lon=-81.6954&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9900R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9900R-1985-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G18S (registry code 1151010, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,600 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/19790209006099I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT DIVERTED DUE TO LOSS OF OIL.  FOUND HOLE IN OIL TANK.

## Other reports on N9900R (3)

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

- [Incident 19810729061299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810729061299I), Jul 29, 1981: Beech 18* (N9900R), Middletown, PA, Minor damage. Pilot was taxiing at night in unlighted area. Changed directions to avoid obstructions hit unlighted obstruction.
- [Incident 19810305019109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810305019109I), Mar 5, 1981: Beech G18S (N9900R), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. Ze pilot had ground crew sweep snow off aircraft. He said aircraft acceleration was slow. Ran off end of runway
- [Incident 19790823023199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790823023199I), Aug 23, 1979: Beech 18S (N9900R), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Warning horn not properly adjusted.

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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