# Accident 19820408008739A: Beech C18S, Hereford, TX, April 8, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1982, 18:30 local time
- Place: Hereford, TX
- Airport: Hereford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8194° N, 102.3900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8194&lon=-102.3900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64463, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64463) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C18S (registry code 1150902, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c18s) (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 C18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,670 total, 170 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820408008739A

## Narrative

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

TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE DURING FLIGHT. PILOT LOWERED GEAR MANUALLY, BUT GEAR COLLAPSED DURING TAXI AFTER LANDING.

## 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 FTW82DA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA117), Apr 9, 1982: Beech C-18S (N64463), Hereford, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N64463 (3)

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

- [Incident 19910526024729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910526024729I), May 26, 1991: Beech C18S (N64463), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Unable to extend landing gear. Made a gear up landing.
- [Accident 19851219077749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851219077749A), Dec 19, 1985: Beech C18S (N64463), Deland, FL, Substantial damage. The inexperienced right seat pilot inadvertently retracted the gear on landing. PIC failed to supervise other pilot
- [Incident 19810920080079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810920080079I), Sep 20, 1981: Beech C18S (N64463), Eveleth, MN, 1 fatal. Skydiver failed to pull ripcords on either main or reserve chutes. Autopsy indicates diver unable to open chutes.

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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