# Accident 19820308002969A: Beech E18S, Charlotte, TX, March 8, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1982
- Place: Charlotte, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8593° N, 98.7006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8593&lon=-98.7006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N700W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N700W-2014-12-24) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FRG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820308002969A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. SUSPECTED ILLEGAL DRUG FLIGHT. PILOT UNKNOWN.

## 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 FTW82FRG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG24), Mar 8, 1982: Beech E18S (N700W), Charlotte, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N700W (1)

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

- [Incident 19781024028159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781024028159I), Oct 24, 1978: Beech G18S (N700W), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Pilot initiated takeoff in a 10 degree, gusty crosswind. Pilot lost control, tailwheel damaged.

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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