# Incident 19790305009079I: Beech D18S, Des Moines, IA, March 5, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1979, 03:16 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.6005° N, 93.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6005&lon=-93.6091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N126M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N126M-1991-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D18S (registry code 1151004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19790305009079I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER SEVERAL BOUNCES. OFF RUNWAY INTO MUD.

## Other reports on N126M (3)

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

- [Incident 19880331013939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880331013939I), Mar 31, 1988: Beech D18S (N126M), St Martin, VI, Destroyed. Pilot reported right engine blew a cylinder. Unable to fly on one engine,ditched in ocean 4 miles off shore.
- [Incident 19870212018589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870212018589I), Feb 12, 1987: Beech D18S (N126M), Roadtown Tortol, VI. Aircraft lost directional control on landing. Departed runway edge without damage. Newly installed brakes.
- [Incident 19850221042789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850221042789I), Feb 21, 1985: Beech D18S (N126M), Tortola, VI, Minor damage. Right brake seized with brake application on rollout. Gear failed where it attaches to strut. Brake piston jammed.

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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