# Incident 20040624017309I: Beech E18S, Lake Havasu Cit, AZ, June 24, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2004, 19:43 local time
- Place: Lake Havasu Cit, AZ
- Airport: Lake Havasu City Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5711° N, 114.3583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE HAVASU CITY (HII), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5711&lon=-114.3583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N166H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N166H-2018-01-11) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,829 total, 820 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040624017309I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 24, 2004, N166H, BEECHCRAFT 18, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE LAKE HAVASU CITY AIRPORT IN ARIZONA AROUND 1940 (MST). THE PILOT STATED HE HEARD A LOUD SOUND AFTER RETRACTING THE LANDING GEAR AFTER DEPARTURE FROM THE SAME AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED HE RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AFTER BURNING OFF FUEL FROM HIS OUTBOARD FUEL TANKS. UPON LANDING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT WAS OPERATING 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE SINGLE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT PROPELLER, WING TIP AND LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N166H (1)

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

- [Accident 19800424011209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800424011209A), Apr 24, 1980: Beech E18S (N166H), Cedar Rapids, IA, Substantial damage. Crosswind landing roll, wing came up, dragged opposite wing on runway. Airframe iced up. Did not use de-icers.

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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