# Accident 19810523028189A: Beech G18S, Hyannis, MA, May 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1981, 05:55 local time
- Place: Hyannis, MA
- Airport: Barnstable
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GULA
- Location: 41.6529° N, 70.2828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hyannis, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6529&lon=-70.2828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75LA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75LA-1984-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G18S (registry code 1151010, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,420 total, 170 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810523028189A

## Narrative

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

OVERLOADED AND BEHIND CG. PILOT LOST CONTROL ON INITIAL CLIMB, STALLED, CRASHED IN WOODED AREA NEAR RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC81FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA050), May 23, 1981: Beech G18S (N75LA), Hyannis, MA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N75LA (1)

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

- [Incident 19810120006929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810120006929I), Jan 20, 1981: Beech G18S (N75LA), New Bedford, MA, Minor damage. During landing copilot inadvertently applied brakes. Aircraft ran off to one side of the runway.

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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