# Accident 19831003052959A: Beech E18S, Denver, NC, October 3, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1983, 13:54 local time
- Place: Denver, NC
- Airport: Little Mountain
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MTNA
- Location: 35.5294° N, 81.0301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5294&lon=-81.0301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N700M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N700M-2013-02-20) (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 R985AN14B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,030 total, 765 in this make and model, 271 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831003052959A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF AND CRASHED INTO TREES OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY

## 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 ATL84LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA009), Oct 3, 1983: Beech E18S (N700M), Denver, NC, substantial damage

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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