# Accident 19790725022079A: Beech E18S, Ft Leonard Wood, MO, July 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1979, 21:10 local time
- Place: Ft Leonard Wood, MO
- Airport: Forney Aaf
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 37.7562° N, 92.1278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Leonard Wood, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7562&lon=-92.1278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3785B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3785B-2014-10-02) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,305 total, 489 in this make and model, 256 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790725022079A

## Narrative

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

MADE EMERGENCY LANDING WITH SUSPECT LANDING GEAR PROBLEM. LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED. FOUND BROKEN RETRACT TUBE.

## 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 MKC79FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA042), Jul 25, 1979: Beech E18S (N3785B), Ft Wood, 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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