# Incident 19800112014929I: Beech E18S, Portland, ME, January 12, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1980, 08:00 local time
- Place: Portland, ME
- Airport: Jetport
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SNLA
- Location: 43.6332° N, 70.1853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6332&lon=-70.1853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16SL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16SL-2013-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch 331 SER 605HP (registry code 01502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331-ser-605hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,530 total, 30 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/19800112014929I

## Narrative

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

CONTROLS NOT LOCKED DURING OVERNIGHT WIND. CONTROL CABLE OFF PULLEY.

## Other reports on N16SL (1)

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

- [Incident 19900904051639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900904051639I), Sep 4, 1990: Beech E18S (N16SL), Youngstown, OH, Minor damage. Left gear collapsed at start of taxi for takeoff. Walking beams upper attachment 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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