# Incident 19980401010819I: Beech 58, Siloam Springs, AR, April 1, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1998, 10:00 local time
- Place: Siloam Springs, AR
- Airport: Siloam Springs Ndb
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1854° N, 94.5300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Siloam Springs, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1854&lon=-94.5300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4613S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4613S-2026-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980401010819I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 1, 1998, BEECHCRAFT (BE-58) N4613S, DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 18 AT SILOAM SPRINGS, AR (SLG), WHEN STOPPING AT THE RUNUP AREA, THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY BROKE JUST AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPING, FOR ENGINE RUNUP. ENGINES WERE IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN, AND THE NOSE WHEEL EXAMINED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEFT AT THAT SPOT DUE TO NO EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT. CENTRAL FLYING SERVICE DISPATCHED ANOTHER AIRCRAFT, WITH PARTS, AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO REPLACE THE NOSE WHEEL AND TIRE. CENTRAL FLYING SERVICE TO SUBMIT M OR D ON THE WHEEL HALF. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N4613S (1)

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

- [Accident 19880108000379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880108000379A), Jan 8, 1988: Beech 58 (N4613S), Dewitt, AR, Substantial damage. Struck a high snow ridge on approach end of runway. Veered off runway into a snowbank. Snow blocked approach path.

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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