# Accident 19790525027269A: Beech B18S, Charleston, WV, May 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1979, 23:16 local time
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Airport: Kanowka
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 38.3498° N, 81.6326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3498&lon=-81.6326&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1812D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1812D-1980-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D18S (registry code 1151004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,928 total, 1,798 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790525027269A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE FEATHERED DUE TO OIL LEAK. AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY ON AN ILS APPROACH.

## 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 IAD79FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA050), May 25, 1979: Beech D-18 (N1812D), Charleston, WV, destroyed, 1 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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