# NTSB NYC76AN072: Beech E18S, N43T, Erie, PA, January 30, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 30, 1976
- Place: Erie, PA · ERIE, PA
- Location: 42.1166° N, 80.0735° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Erie, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1166&lon=-80.0735&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152715
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AN072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN072

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0455  76/1/30    ERIE,PA             BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2400
        TIME - 2150                    N43T                PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ERIE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ERIE,PA                     PITTSBURGH,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- SWERVED TO RIGHT ON TAKE OFF,PITCHED UP ROLLED LEFT AND RIGHT.STRUCK RT WING ON RUNWAY,LANDED OK
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43T-2012-11-21), registration cancelled 2012-11-21, S/N BA-182, built 1956 (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: Erie Intl

## 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 19760130007039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760130007039A), Jan 30, 1976: Beech E18S, Erie, PA, Substantial damage. Swerved to right on take off,pitched up rolled left and right. Struck rt wing on runway,landed ok

## Other investigations on N43T (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 MIA86LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA042), Dec 13, 1985: Beech E-18S (N43T), Opa Locka, 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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