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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech D18S · Sumter, SC · September 28, 1979

Date
September 28, 1979 · 11:31 local
Place
Sumter, SC
Airport
Shaw Afb
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N646B
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79FA129
Reported as
Beech D18S
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN14B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,690 total1,567 in this make and model131 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Power loss on left eng. At initial climb. Aborted. Acft hit rwy, bounced, collapsed gear. Eng fuel pump sheared.

As the FAA filed it

POWER LOSS ON LEFT ENG. AT INITIAL CLIMB. ABORTED. ACFT HIT RWY, BOUNCED, COLLAPSED GEAR. ENG FUEL PUMP SHEARED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.