# Accident 19790323040329A: Beech E18S, Cedar Rapids, IA, March 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1979, 20:53 local time
- Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GWS
- Location: 42.0083° N, 91.6441° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Rapids, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0083&lon=-91.6441&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201GW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201GW-1981-05-12) (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: 7,257 total, 170 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790323040329A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED OFF SLUSH COVERED RUNWAY AT MINIMUM SPEED. DRIFTED LEFT OF RUNWAY. HIT RADIO TOWER. ALCOHOL ALSO INVOLVED.

## 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 MKC79FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA026), Mar 23, 1979: Beech E18S (N201GW), Cedar Rapids, IA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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