# NTSB ATL81DKJ01: Beech C18S, N6806C, Theodore, AL, October 5, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1980
- Place: Theodore, AL · THEODORE, AL
- Location: 30.5387° N, 88.1876° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Theodore, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5387&lon=-88.1876&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127961
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81DKJ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKJ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3389   80/10/5   THEODORE,AL         BEECH C18S          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1500                    N6806C              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - IDLE HOUR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          THEODORE,AL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SELECTOR ON EMPTY FUEL TANK.PILOT UNKNOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6806C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6806C-2013-05-02), registration cancelled 2013-05-02, S/N 7994, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C18S
- Registry model: [Beech C18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c18s) (registry code 1150902) (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: Idle Hour

## 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 19801005082929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801005082929A), Oct 5, 1980: Beech C18S, Theodore, AL, Substantial damage. Both engines quit on final. Landed short of runway. Fuel selector on empty tank. Other tank contained fuel.

## Other investigations on N6806C (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 MIA70D0141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0141), Sep 4, 1969: Beech C-18S (N6806C), Naples, FL, substantial 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.

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