# Accident 19960706016249A: Beech E18S, Fairbanks, AK, July 6, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1996, 10:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: STZA
- Location: 64.8107° N, 147.7203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8107&lon=-147.7203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N700WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N700WA-1999-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33110
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960706016249A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED SIDE GRAVEL STRIP LANDING. USED REVERSE THRUST. NO AVAIL. FOLDED GEAR. RIGHT PROP PITCH CONTROL PIN BROKE.

## 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 ANC96LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA096), Jul 6, 1996: Beech 18 (N700WA), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The malfunction of the propeller control unit on the right engine.

## Other reports on N700WA (1)

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

- [Incident 19900707040829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900707040829I), Jul 7, 1990: Beech E18S (N700WA), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Right wheel assembly departed on takeoff. Landed later on axle and brake assembly.

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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