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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech B18S · Louisville, KY · March 15, 1979

Date
March 15, 1979 · 12:09 local
Place
Louisville, KY
Airport
Standiford
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N80204
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD79FA040
Reported as
Beech B18S
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16,000 total0 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landing gear collapsed during takeoff ground roll. No malfunction found. Possible gear up selection on ground.

As the FAA filed it

LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING TAKEOFF GROUND ROLL. NO MALFUNCTION FOUND. POSSIBLE GEAR UP SELECTION ON GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.