# Incident 19800415051019I: Beech G18S, Red Wing, MN, April 15, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1980, 10:10 local time
- Place: Red Wing, MN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VIAA
- Location: 44.5625° N, 92.5338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Wing, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5625&lon=-92.5338&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74LA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74LA-2014-11-18) (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 G18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 340 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/19800415051019I

## Narrative

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

CARGO DOOR POPPED OPEN IN FLIGHT. LATCHING MECHANISM AND DOOR WARNING FAULTY.

## Other reports on N74LA (2)

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

- [Incident 19860703039679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860703039679I), Jul 3, 1986: Beech G18S (N74LA), Columbus, OH. Loss of power on left engine with vibration noted during climb. Engine shutdown. Found hole in cylinder number 5.
- [Incident 19830225012609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830225012609I), Feb 25, 1983: Beech G18S (N74LA), Port Isabel, TX, Minor damage. Unable to extend gear. Landed gear up. Landing gear actuator clutch was excessively tight.

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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