# Accident 20081227856829A: Beech E18S, Fort Myers, FL, December 27, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2008, 15:23 local time
- Place: Fort Myers, FL
- Airport: Southwest Florida International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5406° N, 81.7267° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5406&lon=-81.7267&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7765N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7765N-2019-01-09) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081227856829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 27, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 1523 EDT, A BEECH E18S, N7765N, SERIAL NUMBER BA-413 REGISTERED TO NORTH AMERICAN LEASING LLC AND PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DURING TAKEOFF FROM SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (RSW) CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA APPROXIMATELY ONE AND HALF MILES FROM THE AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT WAS INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA09LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA108), Dec 27, 2008: Beech E18S (N7765N), Fort Myers, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the right propeller to go to the feathered position for undetermined reasons following a total loss of right engine power during initial climb due to fuel starvation as a result of the…

## Other reports on N7765N (2)

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

- [Incident 19950502014609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950502014609I), May 2, 1995: Beech E18S (N7765N), Shreveport, LA, Minor damage. Veered off runway on landing roll. Struck taxiway sign. Tailwheel lock not mentioned but possibly unlocked.
- [Incident 19900314004229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900314004229I), Mar 14, 1990: Beech E18S (N7765N), Beaumont Port A, TX, Minor damage. Struck a parked aircraft while taxiing to parking area.

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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