# Accident 19801002063879A: Beech E18S, Dallas Ft Worth, TX, October 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1980, 19:50 local time
- Place: Dallas Ft Worth, TX
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ABCA
- Location: 32.8972° N, 97.0377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTL (DFW), within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8972&lon=-97.0377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64A-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (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: 2,199 total, 920 in this make and model, 233 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801002063879A

## Narrative

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

TAIL WHEEL COLLAPSED DURING TOUCHDOWN, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 FTW81DA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DA001), Oct 2, 1980: Beech 18 (N64A), Dallas, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N64A (3)

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

- [Incident 19840425027359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840425027359I), Apr 25, 1984: Beech E18S (N64A), Lubbock, TX. Shut down the right engine enroute. #6 cylinder hold down studs had sheared.
- [Incident 19831001067319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831001067319I), Oct 1, 1983: Beech E18S (N64A), Dallas Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Struck and destroyed a parked aircraft with the right wing and propeller while taxiing on wide open ramp.
- [Incident 19800705059539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800705059539I), Jul 5, 1980: Beech E18S (N64A), Lubbock, TX. Engine shutdown due to loss of power. Cylinder exhaust valve 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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