# Incident 19811118089979I: Beech D18S, Long Beach, CA, November 18, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1981, 11:43 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 33.8179° N, 118.1519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LONG BEACH (DAUGHERTY FLD) (LGB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8179&lon=-118.1519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N104J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N104J-2003-05-22) (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: 4,223 total, 775 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81IA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81IA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811118089979I

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED FROM GEAR MOTOR OVERLOAD CAUSED BY MISADJUSTED GEAR DOOR HATCH. GEAR LOWERED INCORRECTLY.

## 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 LAX81IA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81IA015), Nov 18, 1981: Beech D18S (N104J), Long Beach, CA, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N104J (3)

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

- [Incident 19881021058099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881021058099I), Oct 21, 1988: Beech D18S (N104J), Unalakleet, AK, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed on landing due to broke actuating drive chain which jammed drive gear.
- [Incident 19790710018689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790710018689I), Jul 10, 1979: Beech D18S (N104J), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. Electrical failure resulted in manual gear extension. Pilot failed to reengage clutch to lock gear in place.
- [Accident 19740526014049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740526014049A), May 26, 1974: Beech D18S (N104J), Mcminnville, OR, Substantial damage. No gr malfunction found.

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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