# Incident 19820606040569I: Beech 18D, Macon, GA, June 6, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1982, 15:00 local time
- Place: Macon, GA
- Airport: Lewis B Wilson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8494° N, 83.6691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8494&lon=-83.6691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N171DC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N171DC-2012-07-24) (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 18D
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,551 total, 42 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82IA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82IA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820606040569I

## Narrative

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

PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OVER AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF RUN. GROUND LOOPED OFF 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 ATL82IA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82IA154), Jun 6, 1982: Beech 18 (N171DC), Macon, GA, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N171DC (1)

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

- [Incident 19840815050939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840815050939I), Aug 15, 1984: Beech D18S (N171DC), New Orleans, LA, Minor damage. Unable to retract both main gear. Returned. Found weld separation of right landing gear chain sprocket housing.

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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