# NTSB FTW81FPM04: Beech E18S, N202GW, Tulsa, OK, November 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1980
- Place: Tulsa, OK · TULSA, OK
- Location: 36.1540° N, 95.9928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulsa, OK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1540&lon=-95.9928&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 18, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127996
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FPM04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPM04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3460  80/11/26 NR.TULSA,OK           BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1525                    N202GW              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 25, 4400 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1520 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         TULSA,OK                     CHICAGO,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - COMBUSTION ASSEMBLY: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WARPED
        REMARKS- ENG BURNER CAN DRAIN VLV,PN 3006505,FAILED,DOBBER NEST IN FUEL SYS VENT.AIR BLED INTO FUEL TNKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N202GW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N202GW-2016-10-18), registration cancelled 2016-10-18, S/N BA-321, 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 PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52034, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19801126071869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801126071869A), Nov 26, 1980: Beech E18S, Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. Fuel vent clogged by insects,caused pressurization of fuel cell. Damaged wing skin.

## Other investigations on N202GW (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 CHI78FEE14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE14), Dec 22, 1977: Beech E18 (N202GW), Chicago, IL, 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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