# Accident 19850320011479A: Beech E18S, Charlotte Amali, U.S. Virgin Islands, March 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1985, 16:45 local time
- Place: Charlotte Amali, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Airport: Cyril E King Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FHCA
- Location: 18.3373° N, 64.9733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CYRIL E KING (STT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3373&lon=-64.9733&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49MA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,401 total, 71 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850320011479A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED ON INITIAL TAKEOFF ROLL. TAIL WHEEL NOT LOCKED AND HAD QUARTERING TAILWIND.

## 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 MIA85LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA127), Mar 20, 1985: Beech E18S (N49MA), St. Thomas, 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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