# NTSB MKC79FA042: Beech E18S, N3785B, Ft Wood, MO, July 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1979
- Place: Ft Wood, MO · FT WOOD, MO
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134305
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FA042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3125  79/7/25    FT WOOD,MO          BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2110                    N3785B              PX-  0  0  5  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      26, 2305 TOTAL HOURS, 490
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORNEY AAF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KAISER,MO                   FT WOOD,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELONGATED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- TUBE, MLG RETRACT MECHANISM, P/N8C4-188500-4 BROKEN,4 TAPER PINS LOOSE.INSP ITEM NOT SIGNED OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3785B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3785B-2014-10-02), registration cancelled 2014-10-02, S/N BA-85, built 1955 (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: Forney Aaf

## 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 19790725022079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790725022079A), Jul 25, 1979: Beech E18S, Ft Leonard Wood, MO, Substantial damage. Made emergency landing with suspect landing gear problem. Left gear collapsed. Found broken retract tube.

## Other investigations on N3785B (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 MKC70A0018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70A0018), Oct 12, 1969: Beech E18S (N3785B), Ashland, WI, 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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