# Accident 19800830038999A: Beech E18S, Columbus, IN, August 30, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1980, 14:40 local time
- Place: Columbus, IN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2073° N, 85.9220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2073&lon=-85.9220&mi=10
- Aircraft: N666X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N666X-1995-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,876 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80DEX33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEX33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800830038999A

## Narrative

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

GROUND-LOOPED AIRPLANE DURING TAXI FOR 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 CHI80DEX33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEX33), Aug 30, 1980: Beech E18S (N666X), Columbus, IN, substantial damage

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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