# Accident 19900115000449A: Beech E18S, Anchorage, AK, January 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1990, 07:54 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: STZA
- Location: 61.1802° N, 149.8796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1802&lon=-149.8796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N900TH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N900TH-2004-06-29) (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: GARRTT TPE3311
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,380 total, 50 in this make and model, 280 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900115000449A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LATERALLY CONTROL AIRCRAFT ON LIFTOFF ABORTED AND LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY. WAS OVER GROSS BY 1351 LBS.

## 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 ANC90FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA027), Jan 15, 1990: Beech E18F (N900TH), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY COMPANY/OPERATOR PERSONNEL AND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION BY THE CAPTAIN, WHICH RESULTED IN AN IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N900TH (1)

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

- [Incident 19890516051109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890516051109I), May 16, 1989: Beech E18S (N900TH), Atka, AK. Radio failure on IFR flight. Descended VFR to Atka. Departed IFR without an ATC clearance.

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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