# Incident 19830105002339I: Beech E18S, Lubbock, TX, January 5, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1983, 03:55 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CKRA
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44N-2012-11-09) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 250 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830105002339I

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND RAN THROUGH A SNOWBANK.  SNOW PILED ON EDGE OF RUNWAY OBSCURED LIGHTS AND ALIGNMENT.

## Other reports on N44N (1)

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

- [Accident 19850815041609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850815041609A), Aug 15, 1985: Beech E18S (N44N), Billings, MT, Substantial damage. Welded cluster tube of motor support broke on flight near thunderstorm. Engine canted downwards. Emergency landing.

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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