19801005082929A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech C18S · Theodore, AL · October 5, 1980

Date
October 5, 1980 · 15:00 local
Place
Theodore, AL
Airport
Idle Hour
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6806C
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81DKJ01
Reported as
Beech C18S
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Both engines quit on final. Landed short of runway. Fuel selector on empty tank. Other tank contained fuel.

As the FAA filed it

BOTH ENGINES QUIT ON FINAL. LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.OTHER TANK CONTAINED FUEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.