# Accident 19860310006419A: Beech STC18BEECH, Seattle, WA, March 10, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1986, 20:05 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Seattle Tacoma International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GGPA
- Location: 47.4397° N, 122.2791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4397&lon=-122.2791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N926T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH STC18BEECH
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A27
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 26 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860310006419A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER TAIL WAS LIFTED FROM RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF. GROUND LOOPED, COLLAPSING RIGHT MAIN GEAR.

## 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 SEA86LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA076), Mar 11, 1986: Beech 18 (N926T), Seattle, WA, 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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