# Accident 19800917042429A: Beech G18S, Lansing, IL, September 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1980, 06:20 local time
- Place: Lansing, IL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5650° N, 87.5460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lansing, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5650&lon=-87.5460&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9400Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,400 total, 53 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEE51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800917042429A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON CROSSWIND TAKEOFF. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. HIT EMBANKMENT. BRAKES NIL DUE TO HYDROPLANING.

## 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 CHI80FEE51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE51), Sep 17, 1980: Beech G18S (N9400Y), Lansing, IL, 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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