# Accident 19810927063479A: Beech 18S, Gillette, WY, September 27, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1981, 20:45 local time
- Place: Gillette, WY
- Airport: Campbell Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2726° N, 105.4989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gillette, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2726&lon=-105.4989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N919X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N919X-2013-05-22) (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 18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 51 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTC25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTC25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810927063479A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF RIGHT ENGINE LOST POWER AND PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER HE DETERMINED AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB

## 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 DEN81FTC25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTC25), Sep 27, 1981: Beech H18S (N919X), Gillette, WY, 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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