# Accident 19920415010089A: Beech E18S, Eloy, AZ, April 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1992, 17:40 local time
- Place: Eloy, AZ
- Airport: Eloy Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8067° N, 111.5866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELOY MUNI (E60), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8067&lon=-111.5866&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711DN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711DN-2011-08-04) (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 PT6A27
- People aboard: 16
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920415010089A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED DUST DEVIL ON TAKEOFF. LEFT WING LIFTED. VEERED INTO WIND AND GROUND LOOPED. DAMAGED WING AND 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 LAX92LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA177), Apr 16, 1992: Beech E18S (N711DN), Eloy, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND TO PROPERLY COMPENSATE FOR THE UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT…

## Other reports on N711DN (2)

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

- [Incident 19851028059349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851028059349I), Oct 28, 1985: Beech E18S (N711DN), San Antonio, TX. Pilot applied brakes to exit runway and aircraft made two 360 before control was regained. Brake bleed nut loose.
- [Incident 19841116065729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841116065729I), Nov 16, 1984: Beech E18S (N711DN), San Antonio, TX. Plane ground looped after touchdown. Pilot blamed tail wheel lock but no defects found. Possibly not locked.

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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