# NTSB ANC80FA006: Beech E18S, N477GM, Kotzebue, AK, October 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1979
- Place: Kotzebue, AK · KOTZEBUE, AK
- Location: 66.8868° N, 162.4917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kotzebue, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8868&lon=-162.4917&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132834
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80FA006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3952  79/10/25   KOTZEBUE,AK         BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29,
        TIME - 1000                    N477GM              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RALPH WIEN MEML
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KOTZEBUE,AK                 SELAWIK,AK                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD GEAR UP ON FRZN LAKE TO PREVENT GEAR BRKG THRU ICE.INSUF ENG WARM-UP.FROST ON WINGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N477GM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N477GM-2012-09-20), registration cancelled 2012-09-20, S/N BA-309, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ralph Wien Meml

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19791025041489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791025041489A), Oct 25, 1979: Beech E18S, Kotzebue, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot lost power on one engine. Crashed during aborted takeoff.

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.

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