# Accident 19970321004839A: Beech G18S, Nome, AK, March 21, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1997, 17:15 local time
- Place: Nome, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ENHA
- Location: 64.7106° N, 164.6203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7106&lon=-164.6203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555CG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555CG-2020-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G18S (registry code 1151010, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (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 G18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,900 total, 850 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970321004839A

## Narrative

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

PROP BLADE TIP BROKE OFF LEVELING TO CRUISE. TIP DAMAGED NOSE SECTION FORMER HAD NICK IN BLADE NOT ADDRESSED.

## 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 ANC97LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA046), Mar 21, 1997: Beech G18S (N555CG), Nome, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: fracture of a propeller blade tip.

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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