# Accident 19820917047609A: Beech G18S, Indianapolis, IN, September 17, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1982, 23:25 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 39.7295° N, 86.2892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7295&lon=-86.2892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N730M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N730M-1984-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G18S (registry code 1151010, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,750 total, 1,550 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA355) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820917047609A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE FEATHERED ON LIFTOFF. PILOT LOST CONTROL AIRPLANE CARTWHEELED OFF RUNWAY. PROP CONTROLS WERE FORWARD.

## 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 CHI82DA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA355), Sep 18, 1982: Beech G18S (N730M), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N730M (1)

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

- [Incident 19820609028069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820609028069I), Jun 9, 1982: Beech G18S (N730M), Cleveland, OH. Aborted takeoff when one engine lacked full power. Struck a taxiway light in haste to leave runway. Out of annual

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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