# Incident 19900525019789I: Beech E18S, Anderson, SC, May 25, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1990, 02:45 local time
- Place: Anderson, SC
- Airport: Anderson County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4404° N, 82.6195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4404&lon=-82.6195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90IA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90IA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900525019789I

## Narrative

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

TAXIED INTO A HOLE OFF EDGE OF UNLIT RAMP AS ADVISED BY FSS TO PARK ON GRASS. DAMAGED GEAR AND PROPELLER.

## 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 ATL90IA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90IA123), May 25, 1990: Beech BE-18 (N52A), Anderson, SC, incident, no damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ENSURE ADEQUATE CLEARANCE WHILE TAXIING TO THE RAMP. A FACTOR IN THE INCIDENT WAS A DARK, UNLIGHTED RAMP AREA.

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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