# Accident 19830211070809A: Beech H18, Talladega, AL, February 11, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1983, 11:00 local time
- Place: Talladega, AL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 33.1692° N, 86.2608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1692&lon=-86.2608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1461G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1461G-2012-08-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H-18 (registry code 1151012, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18) (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 H18
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,800 total, 850 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830211070809A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON A CROSSWIND TAKEOFF. GROUND LOOPED. STOPPED IN A DITCH WITH THE LANDING GEAR SEPARATED.

## 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 ATL83LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA101), Feb 11, 1983: Beech H18 (N1461G), Talladega, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1461G (2)

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

- [Accident 19851105061379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851105061379A), Nov 5, 1985: Beech H18 (N1461G), Oklahoma City, OK, Destroyed. Right engine turboshaft bearing seized on takeoff. Aircraft rolled striking powerlines. Burned on ground impact.
- [Incident 19840717037579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840717037579I), Jul 17, 1984: Beech H18 (N1461G), Lubbock, TX. Smoke from left engine. 4 hold down studs had failed on number 2 cylinder allowing cylinder to cock.

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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