# Accident 19810128004419A: Beech H18, Newhall, CA, January 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1981, 00:42 local time
- Place: Newhall, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 34.2098° N, 118.4900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N787Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N787Q-2010-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H-18 (registry code 1151012, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18) (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 H18
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,053 total, 15 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810128004419A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED LOSING ENGINE AND REQUESTED VECTOR TO AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO MOUNTAIN AT 2200 FEET LEVEL.

## 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 LAX81FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA042), Jan 28, 1981: Beech H18 (N787Q), Newhall, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N787Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19791220049069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791220049069I), Dec 20, 1979: Beech H18 (N787Q), Sacramento, CA, Minor damage. Wing tip of taxiing aircraft struck parked aircraft.
- [Accident 19780329006909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780329006909A), Mar 29, 1978: Beech TC45G (N787Q), Birmingham, AL, Substantial damage. Shop rag found binding nose gear extension sys-nose gear collapse ldg.

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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