# Incident 19791220049069I: Beech H18, Sacramento, CA, December 20, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1979, 17:45 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Metro
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N787Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N787Q-2010-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H-18 (registry code 1151012, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18) (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 H18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 300 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/19791220049069I

## Narrative

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

WING TIP OF TAXIING AIRCRAFT STRUCK PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N787Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19810128004419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810128004419A), Jan 28, 1981: Beech H18 (N787Q), Newhall, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot reported losing engine and requested vector to airport. Aircraft crashed into mountain at 2200 feet level.
- [Accident 19780329006909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780329006909A), Mar 29, 1978: Beech TC45G (N787Q), Birmingham, AL, Substantial damage. Shop rag found binding nose gear extension sys-nose gear collapse ldg.

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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