# Accident 19790308005989A: Beech E18S, St Louis, MO, March 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1979, 09:54 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1431T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1431T-2012-07-06) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 47 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FCA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790308005989A

## Narrative

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

CO-PILOT TAXIED INTO A TUG AFTER LANDING. THE CAPTAIN SAID HE WAS DOING COMPANY PAPERWORK AND NEITHER PILOT SAW TUG

## 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 MKC79FCA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCA13), Mar 8, 1979: Beech E18S (N1431T), St Louis, MO, substantial damage

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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