19790511008609A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech E18S · Beaver Falls, PA · May 11, 1979

Date
May 11, 1979 · 20:10 local
Place
Beaver Falls, PA
Airport
Beaver Falls
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3787B
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC79FGM27
Reported as
Beech E18S
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,885 total250 in this make and model208 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft landed in crosswind component exceeding aircraft capability,causing a ground loop.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LANDED IN CROSSWIND COMPONENT EXCEEDING AIRCRAFT CAPABILITY,CAUSING A GROUND LOOP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.