# Accident 19790315020199A: Beech B18S, Louisville, KY, March 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1979, 12:09 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Standiford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80204, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80204-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D18S (registry code 1151004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790315020199A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 IAD79FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA040), Mar 15, 1979: Beech D-18S (N80204), Louisville, KY, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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