# Incident 19791110055109I: Beech E18S, Pontiac, MI, November 10, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1979, 17:30 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.6656° N, 83.4205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OAKLAND COUNTY INTL (PTK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6656&lon=-83.4205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9682R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9682R-2013-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G18S (registry code 1151010, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (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: 2,852 total, 500 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/19791110055109I

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNABLE TO LOWER GEAR EITHER ELECTRICALLY OR MANUALLY, LANDED GEAR UP. CLUTCH CABLE HOUSING TORN OUT OF MOUNT.

## Other reports on N9682R (2)

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

- [Incident 19961220044969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961220044969I), Dec 20, 1996: Beech G18S (N9682R), El Dorado, AR, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot departed lit for eld enroute noted red gear light not on, press to test, worked. Used emergency extention at eld did not receive a green…
- [Incident 19900224009649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900224009649I), Feb 24, 1990: Beech G18S (N9682R), Lubbock, TX. Lost directional control on rollout. Ground looped on runway right brake failed.

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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