# Incident 19790514026729I: Beech 76, Columbia, SC, May 14, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1979, 15:45 local time
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Airport: Metro
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0007° N, 81.0348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, SC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0007&lon=-81.0348&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18899, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18899-1995-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 15 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/19790514026729I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI TO RUNWAY GEAR HOUSING FORK BROKE. PIN PN169-810031-11 WORKED OUT OF POSITION. CLEVIS PINS SHEARED.

## Other reports on N18899 (2)

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

- [Incident 19950124003309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950124003309I), Jan 24, 1995: Beech 76 (N18899), Scottsdale, AZ, Minor damage. Narrative: while flying the BE-76 in the practice area, we performed four engine failures. Three of which were performed by retarding a throttle and one by…
- [Incident 19921111054239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921111054239I), Nov 11, 1992: Beech 76 (N18899), Scottsdale, AZ. Pilot taxied aircraft in careless manner when he abruptly maneuvered his plane around plane waiting to depart.

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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