# Accident 20030204001019A: Beech E18S, Burlington, WA, February 4, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2003, 05:00 local time
- Place: Burlington, WA
- Airport: Skagit/Bay View_ndb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GGPA
- Location: 48.4828° N, 122.4400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4828&lon=-122.4400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48K-2007-04-11) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030204001019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED THE SURFACE NORTH OF THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY. PILOT STATES THAT HE CONDUCTED A REDUCED-POWER TAKEOFF WITH POLISHED FROST ADHERING TO THE AIRCRAFT SURFACES.

## 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 SEA03LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA034), Feb 4, 2003: Beech E18S (N48K), Burlington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately remove ice/frost from the aircraft and to maintain airspeed during the initial climb after takeoff. An inadequate preflight was a factor.

## Other reports on N48K (1)

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

- [Accident 19900125023179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900125023179A), Jan 25, 1990: Beech E18S (N48K), Milwaukee, WI, Substantial damage. Right engine quit due to impact ice,crash landed into a field. Iced airframe.

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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