# Incident 19790925049869I: Beech E18S, Albany, NY, September 25, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1979, 04:18 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Co
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GWS
- Location: 42.6657° N, 73.7984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6657&lon=-73.7984&mi=10
- Aircraft: N521GP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N521GP-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S-9700 (registry code 1151008, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s-9700) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 450 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/19790925049869I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FELT VIBRATION AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. EXTENDED GEAR AND LANDED. LIMIT SWITCH FAILED, MOTOR RUNNING.

## Other reports on N521GP (1)

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

- [Accident 19790127005709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790127005709A), Jan 27, 1979: Beech E18S (N521GP), Springfield, IL, Substantial damage. Copilot made takeoff. Lost sight of runway due to snow. Hit snow bank.

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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