Beech G18S accident near Newark, New Jersey, August 28, 1985
On August 28, 1985 at about 4:07 pm local time, a Beech G18S, registered N9990R, was substantially damaged in an accident near Newark, New Jersey (Newark Intl airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 28, 1985 · about 4:07 pm local time
- Place
- Newark, New Jersey · Newark Intl
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech G18S · all G18Ss on the register
- Registration
- N9990R · no longer on the register · serial BA-534
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WHILE TAKING OFF WITH A LEFT X-WIND, THE ACFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT. THE PLT CORRECTED BY USING DIFFERENTIAL POWER & RIGHT BRAKE, BUT THE ACFT CONTINUED TO VEER LEFT & WENT OFF THE RWY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED & THE ACFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,842 hours in all; 95 in this make and model; 156 in the last 90 days; 2,598 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, July 12, 1985; 65 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 9,700 lb
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W R-985-AN14B (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Executive Aviation
The flight
- Destination: MBS Saginaw MI
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 4L, 8,200 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 320° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; scat at 4,000 ft
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:13 pm from EWR, 1 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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