# Incident 19870129004789I: Beech G18S, Danville, IL, January 29, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1987, 06:15 local time
- Place: Danville, IL
- Airport: Vermilion County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DSOA
- Location: 40.1998° N, 87.5952° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VERMILION RGNL (DNV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1998&lon=-87.5952&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6750P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6750P-1991-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G18S (registry code 1151010, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G18S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 225 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870129004789I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO RETRACT GEAR AFTER TAKEOFF, FLEW GEAR DOWN. ON TOUCHDOWN GEAR RETRACTED. GEAR HANDLE IN UP POSITION.

## Other reports on N6750P (3)

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

- [Incident 19861029064599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861029064599I), Oct 29, 1986: Beech G18S (N6750P), Columbus, OH. Right engine began running roughly. Pilot secured engine and returned to field. Cylinder head separated from barrel
- [Incident 19861001056419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861001056419I), Oct 1, 1986: Beech G18S (N6750P), Des Moines, IA, Minor damage. Shut down engine after vibration and smoke. Found failed exhaust valve.
- [Incident 19801204087239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801204087239I), Dec 4, 1980: Beech G18S (N6750P), Portland, OR. Ran off side of runway after landing on wet surface.

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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