# Incident 19830225012609I: Beech G18S, Port Isabel, TX, February 25, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1983, 14:00 local time
- Place: Port Isabel, TX
- Airport: Cameron Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1662° N, 97.3459° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAMERON COUNTY (PIL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1662&lon=-97.3459&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74LA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74LA-2014-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G18S (registry code 1151010, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (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 G18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,665 total, 1,830 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830225012609I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXTEND GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP. LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR CLUTCH WAS EXCESSIVELY TIGHT.

## Other reports on N74LA (2)

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

- [Incident 19860703039679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860703039679I), Jul 3, 1986: Beech G18S (N74LA), Columbus, OH. Loss of power on left engine with vibration noted during climb. Engine shutdown. Found hole in cylinder number 5.
- [Incident 19800415051019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800415051019I), Apr 15, 1980: Beech G18S (N74LA), Red Wing, MN, Minor damage. Cargo door popped open in flight. Latching mechanism and door warning faulty.

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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