# Accident 19811030085729A: Beech D18S, Painesville, OH, October 30, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1981, 10:40 local time
- Place: Painesville, OH
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7216° N, 81.2584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Painesville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7216&lon=-81.2584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8962A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8962A-2013-05-17) (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 D18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,775 total, 3,535 in this make and model, 279 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FEI01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEI01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811030085729A

## Narrative

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

SKIDDED OFF WET, SOD RUNWAY ON LANDING. HIT TREES. 1800 FOOT PRIVATE STRIP TOO SHORT FOR CONDITION AND AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI82FEI01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEI01), Oct 30, 1981: Beech D18S (N8962A), Concord, OH, 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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