# Accident 19830128001629A: Beech D18S, Plymouth, IN, January 28, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1983, 15:00 local time
- Place: Plymouth, IN
- Airport: Plymouth
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3404° N, 86.3106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3404&lon=-86.3106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N113B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N113B-2012-10-11) (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 R985*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,695 total, 1,020 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830128001629A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORGOT TO CHECK INDICATORS AND LANDED AIRCRAFT GEAR UP.

## 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 CHI83LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA093), Jan 28, 1983: Beech D18S (N113B), Plymouth, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N113B (1)

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

- [Accident 19840720033799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840720033799A), Jul 20, 1984: Beech D18S (N113B), Mcallen, TX, Substantial damage. Copilot lost directional control on the takeoff roll. Ground looped collapsing gear. Was 1200 lsbs over gross wt.

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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