# NTSB FTW79FQG02: Beech C18S, N36MS, Amarillo, TX, October 10, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 10, 1978
- Place: Amarillo, TX · AMARILLO, TX
- Location: 35.2220° N, 101.8313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amarillo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2220&lon=-101.8313&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143953
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FQG02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FQG02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3290  78/10/10   AMARILLO,TX         BEECH C18S          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 607
        TIME - 1830                    N36MS               PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRADEWIND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMARILLO,TX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
        REMARKS- PILOT MECHANIC FOUND TINFOIL FROM GUM WRAPPER ACROSS LANDING GEAR SWITCH TERMINALS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N36MS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36MS-1989-07-26), registration cancelled 1989-07-26, S/N 35806 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C18S
- Registry model: [Beech C18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c18s) (registry code 1150902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tradewind

## 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 19781010039039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781010039039A), Oct 10, 1978: Beech SNB2C, Amarillo, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot mechanic found tinfoil from gum wrapper across landing geartch terminals.

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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