# Incident 19790905034519I: Beech 58, Henderson, KY, September 5, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1979, 05:15 local time
- Place: Henderson, KY
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8376° N, 87.5797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Henderson, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8376&lon=-87.5797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4098S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4098S-2012-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,912 total, 850 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/19790905034519I

## Narrative

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

PILOT RAN 2 FEET OFF TAXIWAY TO AVOID A PARKED AIRPLANE, WHEEL DROPPED INTO A DITCH. CONSTRUCTION WORK IN PROGRESS

## Other reports on N4098S (1)

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

- [Accident 19850116003539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850116003539A), Jan 16, 1985: Beech 58 (N4098S), Lafayette, IN, Substantial damage. Hard landing on right main gear due to ice on windshield. Right propeller struck ground and some fuselage buckling.

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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