# Accident 19790222005839A: Beech E18S, Latrobe, PA, February 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1979, 23:45 local time
- Place: Latrobe, PA
- Airport: Latrobe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.3124° N, 79.3826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Latrobe, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3124&lon=-79.3826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N342T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N342T-2004-09-27) (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 E18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 510 in this make and model, 356 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790222005839A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. EXCESSIVE WIND AND ASYMETRICAL THRUST WERE FACTORS. .

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N342T (2)

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

- [Accident 19830121002189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830121002189A), Jan 21, 1983: Beech STC18BEECH (N342T), Naples, FL, Substantial damage. Lost control on landing and ground looped. Overstressed and failed the right main gear.
- [Accident 19771220043359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771220043359A), Dec 20, 1977: Beech E18S (N342T), Covington, KY, Substantial damage. During latter portion of app l eng was allowed to spool down lower than rt eng.

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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