# NTSB ANC79IA069: Beech C-18S, N1047B, Drake Island, AK, July 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1979
- Place: Drake Island, AK · DRAKE ISLAND, AK
- Location: 58.6564° N, 136.2278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Drake Island, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.6564&lon=-136.2278&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79358
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79IA069
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79IA069

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0048  79/7/13  NR.DRAKE ISLAND,AK    BEECH C-18S         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1145                    N1047B              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            33, 21070 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            210 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DRAKE ISLAND,AK             JUNEAU,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ARCING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.AEROSOL CAN MADE CONTACT W UNPROTECTED ELEC TERM STUDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1047B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1047B), registered now, S/N 7728 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-18S
- Registry model: [Beech C18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c18s) (registry code 1150902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.