# Accident 19801005082929A: Beech C18S, Theodore, AL, October 5, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1980, 15:00 local time
- Place: Theodore, AL
- Airport: Idle Hour
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5769° N, 88.2596° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Idle Hour Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5769&lon=-88.2596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6806C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6806C-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C18S (registry code 1150902, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c18s) (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 C18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81DKJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKJ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801005082929A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL81DKJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKJ01), Oct 5, 1980: Beech C18S (N6806C), Theodore, AL, 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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