# Accident 19840720033799A: Beech D18S, Mcallen, TX, July 20, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1984, 14:30 local time
- Place: Mcallen, TX
- Airport: Miller International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1595° N, 98.2497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1595&lon=-98.2497&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 R985AN14B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,825 total, 810 in this make and model, 302 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA317) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840720033799A

## Narrative

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

COPILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL. GROUND LOOPED COLLAPSING GEAR. WAS 1200 LSBS OVER GROSS WT.

## 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 FTW84LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA317), Jul 20, 1984: Beech D-18S (N113B), Mcallen, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N113B (1)

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

- [Accident 19830128001629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830128001629A), Jan 28, 1983: Beech D18S (N113B), Plymouth, IN, Substantial damage. Pilot forgot to check indicators and landed aircraft gear up.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.