# Incident 19810821064699I: Beech E18S, Holdenville, OK, August 21, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1981, 03:35 local time
- Place: Holdenville, OK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0835° N, 96.4014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holdenville, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0835&lon=-96.4014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2069C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2069C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (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 E18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,099 total, 155 in this make and model, 98 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810821064699I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ADVISED PRIOR DEPARTURE LANDING GEAR INDICATIOR LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.

## Other reports on N2069C (4)

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

- [Accident 19971229039499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971229039499A), Dec 29, 1997: Beech E18S (N2069C), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Springdale air service cargo was holding short on the ramp when it was struck by another acft. Dallas, TX. (-23) no narrative. (.4) two Beech E18S airplanes…
- [Accident 19940127002161A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940127002161A), Jan 27, 1994: Beech E18S (N2069C), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. Landed on runway and taxiing to ramp, when hit aircraft on left side that was taxiing to ramp on tower control.
- [Incident 19851219068189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851219068189I), Dec 19, 1985: Beech E18S (N2069C), Springdale, AR, Minor damage. Gear could not be extended for landing. Gear motor overran the gear up travel limit and clutch would not release.
- [Incident 19800506050939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800506050939I), May 6, 1980: Beech E18S (N2069C), Jackson, MS, Minor damage. Landing gear jammed halfway down. Link in gear retract chain wedged in sprocket.

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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