# Accident 19820225001069A: Beech D18S, Dallas, TX, February 25, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1982, 22:00 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Dallas-Ft Worth
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 32.8702° N, 97.2498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8702&lon=-97.2498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8517Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8517Z-2013-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D18S (registry code 1151004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (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 D18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,251 total, 240 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FPA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPA11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820225001069A

## Narrative

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

GLIDE SLOPE NOT INDICATING PROPERLY. AIRCRAFT STRUCK WIRE SHORT OF RUNWAY AND CRASHED DURING INSTRUMENT APPROACH.

## 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 FTW82FPA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPA11), Feb 26, 1982: Beech D18S (N8517Z), Dallas, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8517Z (2)

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

- [Accident 19841213076089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841213076089A), Dec 13, 1984: Beech D18S (N8517Z), Norfold, VA, Destroyed. Left fuel valve left on after turning on crossfeed. Right engine drained line, it also quit. Left fuel system leak.
- [Incident 19801215087599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801215087599I), Dec 15, 1980: Beech D18S (N8517Z), Shreveport, LA. Experienced split flaps, accompanied by smoke from cabin floor. Flap motor malfunctioned.

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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