# Accident 19810128004539A: Beech G18S, San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1981, 17:40 local time
- Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Airport: San Juan International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SIAA
- Location: 18.4578° N, 66.1211° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN JUAN (PR34), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4578&lon=-66.1211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N966YH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N966YH-2011-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G18S (registry code 1151010, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (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 G18S
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,863 total, 490 in this make and model, 226 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810128004539A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING ROLL WHEN TAIL WAS LOWERED TO RUNWAY.

## 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 MIA81FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA041), Jan 28, 1981: Beech G18S (N966YH), San Juan, PR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N966YH (1)

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

- [Accident 19790511017959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790511017959A), May 11, 1979: Beech G18S (N966YH), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. Acft struck by ground vehicle while taxiing at intersection of taxiway and vehicle crossing area. Rain and darkness

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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