- Date
- June 26, 1978
- Place
- Birmingham, AL · BIRMINGHAM, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5644DBeech E18S
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780626041899A
- Case key
- 140386
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4056 78/6/26 BIRMINGHAM,AL BEECH E18S CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 1900 TIME - 2336 N5644D PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 96 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRMINGHAM MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTGOMERY,AL BIRMINGHAM,AL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: FROM LANDING COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN BRAKES,WHEEL ASSEMBLY,WHEEL WELL PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TWR ADZD PLT OF FIRE,CONTD TAXIING ONTO UNLIT RAMP,L WHEEL RAN OFF TWY,HIT UNDERGND FUEL SYST BOX.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5644D
- Reported as
- Beech E18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Birmingham Muni
N5644DRegistered now · Beech E18S-9700Airframe modelBeech E18S-9700Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.