# Accident 19850620028912A: Beech E18S, Birmingham, AL, June 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1985, 21:01 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SYMA
- Location: 33.5700° N, 86.7101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5700&lon=-86.7101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19T-2013-04-11) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,600 total, 5,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA85AA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA85AA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850620028912A

## Narrative

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

HOLDING ON RUNWAY WAS STRUCK BY LANDING F4C. CONTROLLER OVERLOOKED HOLDING N19T AND CLEARED F4C TO LAND.

## Other aircraft in the event

- 2MIL, Sptpuz RF4D: [Accident 19850620028911A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850620028911A)

## 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 DCA85AA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA85AA026), Jun 21, 1985: Beech E18S (N19T), Birmingham, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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