# Accident 19790919042799A: Beech E18S, Suffield, CT, September 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1979, 04:04 local time
- Place: Suffield, CT
- Airport: Bradley Int'L
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.9390° N, 72.6843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRADLEY INTL (BDL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9390&lon=-72.6843&mi=10
- Aircraft: N705M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N705M-2012-10-15) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,425 total, 125 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790919042799A

## Narrative

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

OVER GROSS WEIGHT. EVIDENCE INDICATES STALLED ON CLIMBOUT. IMPACTED IN VERTICAL DESCENT. CARGO NOT SECURED.

## 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 NYC79FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA103), Sep 19, 1979: Beech E18S (N705M), Suffield, CT, 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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