# Incident 19850619031959I: Beech E18S, San Diego, CA, June 19, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1985, 09:58 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Lindbergh
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18R-2013-08-26) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 900 in this make and model, 450 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850619031959I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK PARKED N4146W DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF. PILOT DID NOT SEE OTHER AIRCRAFT UNTIL A SECOND BEFORE IMPACT.

## Other reports on N18R (1)

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

- [Accident 20110502007739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110502007739A), May 2, 2011: Beech E18S (N18R), Opa Locka, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft (N18R) departed Opa Locka (kopf) runway 9L. After lift off aircraft deviated from centerline of runway to the left and was unable to climb. Aircraft…

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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