# Accident 19790227011019A: Beech E18S, Indianapolis, IN, February 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1979, 07:18 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711TL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711TL-1985-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,920 total, 100 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790227011019A

## Narrative

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

ACFT ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURBULENCE SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT LOST CONTROL OF ACFT. TOWER DID NOT WARN PILOT.

## 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 CHI79FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA029), Feb 27, 1979: Beech E18S (N711TL), Indianapolis, IN, destroyed

## Other reports on N711TL (1)

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

- [Accident 19730530013719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730530013719A), May 30, 1973: Beech E18S (N711TL), Watertown, NY, Substantial damage. Ldg gr relay elec relay pt burnt,elec trml corroded. Plate of relay dmgd.

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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