# Accident 19861112056059A: Beech H18, Pittsburgh, PA, November 12, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1986, 11:00 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DSOA
- Location: 40.4914° N, 80.2327° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4914&lon=-80.2327&mi=10
- Aircraft: N925J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N925J-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H-18 (registry code 1151012, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18) (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 H18
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861112056059A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR LEG BROKE DURING LANDING DUE A FRACTURE NEAR FORK ASSEMBLY.

## 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 NYC87LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA031), Nov 12, 1986: Beech BE18H (N925J), Pittsburgh, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N925J (1)

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

- [Incident 19850121005479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850121005479I), Jan 21, 1985: Beech H18 (N925J), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. While taxiing, wind weathervaned aircraft. Slid on ice then hit dry patch, left gear broke forward. Clean break.

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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