# Accident 20040906025739A: Beech E18S, Tullahoma, TN, September 6, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2004, 15:00 local time
- Place: Tullahoma, TN
- Airport: Tullahoma Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3800° N, 86.2461° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3800&lon=-86.2461&mi=10
- Aircraft: N432U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N432U-2025-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Reported engine: PWA PT6*
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04CA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040906025739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WITH TEN SKYDIVING JUMPERS ON BOARD, ON TAKE-OFF ROLL, 180' CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT WITH THE TAIL COMING UP, THE RIGHT MLG TIRE FLAT, LEFT WING CAME UP. THE AIRPLANE FORCED TO THE LEFT SO SHUT DOWN THE POWER. THE AIRPLANE WENT LEFT AND RIGHT WHEEL CAUGHT RAISED GRASS FROM THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, FORCING THE TAIL TO SWING TO THE LEFT, AND THE RIGHT MLG DUG INTO THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP, AND THE SKYDIVERS GOT OUT. THE PILOT SHUT OFF THE FUEL AND ELECTRIC SWITCHES, GOT OUT, CHECKED ON SKYDIVERS, AND EVERYONE WAS OK WITHOUT ANY INJURIES. THIS WAS FROM A STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MLG, RIGHT WING, RIGHT ENGINE COWLING, BOTH PROPELLERS, TAIL WHEEL, TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND A BROKEN PASSENGER WINDOW ON A RIGHT AFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ATL04CA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA189), Sep 6, 2004: Beech D18S (N432U), Tullahoma, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Right tire burst during an attempted takeoff that resulted in loss of directional control and the on ground collision with the ground.

## Other reports on N432U (1)

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

- [Incident 20010909038859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010909038859I), Sep 9, 2001: Beech E18S (N432U), Pascagoula, MS, Minor damage. (-23) During landing approach after dropping 14 jumpers on his tenth load of the day, the pilot stated that he thought the gear was down and locked, did not…

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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