# Accident 19801004049839A: Beech E18S, Candle, AK, October 4, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1980, 08:15 local time
- Place: Candle, AK
- Airport: Candle 2
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.9077° N, 161.9263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CANDLE 2 (AK75), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.9077&lon=-161.9263&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333FL-2012-10-03) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,660 total, 100 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801004049839A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TAKE OFF ON SNOW AND SLUSH COVERED RUNWAY. LIFTED OFF BUT UNABLE TO STAY AIRBORN RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N333FL (1)

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

- [Accident 19770112000949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770112000949A), Jan 12, 1977: Beech E18S (N333FL), 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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