# Incident 19820910055509I: Beech H18, Ft Knox, KY, September 10, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1982, 23:05 local time
- Place: Ft Knox, KY
- Airport: Godman Army
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MTNA
- Location: 37.9071° N, 85.9720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GODMAN AAF (FTK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9071&lon=-85.9720&mi=10
- Aircraft: N153GP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N153GP-1989-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H-18 (registry code 1151012, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H18
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820910055509I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED SEVERE VIBRATION. PARTS OF TOP WING CENTER COMING LOOSE. FOUND BATTERY COVER BROKEN LOOSE. BENT UP.

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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