# Accident 19791025041489A: Beech E18S, Kotzebue, AK, October 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1979, 10:00 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Airport: Wien Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 66.8868° N, 162.4917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kotzebue, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8868&lon=-162.4917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N477GM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N477GM-2012-09-20) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791025041489A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST POWER ON ONE ENGINE. CRASHED DURING ABORTED TAKEOFF.

## 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 ANC80FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA006), Oct 25, 1979: Beech E18S (N477GM), Kotzebue, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N477GM (1)

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

- [Incident 19780729044279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780729044279I), Jul 29, 1978: Beech B18S (N477GM), Deering, AK, Minor damage. Zw left main landing gear collapsed during rollout.

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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