# Incident 19810205014589I: Beech C45, Charleston, WV, February 5, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1981, 15:15 local time
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Airport: Kanawha
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 38.3498° N, 81.6326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3498&lon=-81.6326&mi=10
- Aircraft: N503CW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N503CW-1990-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-45G (registry code 1151014, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C45
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810205014589I

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMB OUT SPARKS FROM PEDESTAL. RETURNED AND FOUND GEAR DOOR RETRACTION ROD BROKEN. SELECTOR SWITCH ARCING.

## Other reports on N503CW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19870529017359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870529017359A), May 29, 1987: Beech C45G (N503CW), Glenns Ferry, ID, Substantial damage. After hitting extreme turbulence the elevator trim tab horn broke. Tried to land on closed runway and hit dirt mound

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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