# Accident 19801126071869A: Beech E18S, Tulsa, OK, November 26, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1980, 15:25 local time
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1540° N, 95.9928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulsa, OK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1540&lon=-95.9928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N202GW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N202GW-2016-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 1,520 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FPM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPM04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801126071869A

## Narrative

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

FUEL VENT CLOGGED BY INSECTS,CAUSED PRESSURIZATION OF FUEL CELL. DAMAGED WING SKIN.

## 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 FTW81FPM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPM04), Nov 26, 1980: Beech E18S (N202GW), Tulsa, OK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N202GW (2)

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

- [Incident 19860512022359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860512022359I), May 12, 1986: Beech STC18BEECH (N202GW), Rochester, NY. Precautionary landing due to fumes in cockpit. Cause undetermined. Discrepancy not written up until end of flight.
- [Accident 19771222039949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771222039949A), Dec 22, 1977: Beech E18S (N202GW), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Ground service tug failed to yield right of way.

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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