# NTSB investigations: Beech G18S: Loss of control - on ground/water

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ATL88LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA099.md): Beech 18S · Morganton, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 24, 1988 · N1480K · Substantial damage
  > PIC aborted first takeoff attempt due to crosswind induced directional control difficulties. During second takeoff attempt, gusty crosswind lifted left wing & acft became airborne. PIC forced acft back onto rwy, lost directional control and veered off rwy…
- [NTSB MKC86LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA074.md): Beech G18S · Cedar Rapids, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 25, 1986 · N528 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot was aware that he would have a strong crosswind on landing. He was landing on runway 13 with winds from 180 degrees at 20 knots, gusting to 30 knots. The pilot stated that while the airplane was rolling down the runway, the right wing was lifted by…
- [NTSB CHI86LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA054.md): Beech G18S · Minneapolis, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 29, 1985 · N100VE · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft collided with a snowbank while goundlooping after landing at the completion of a cargo flight from chicago ill. The winds were calm. The pilot stated that he needed to take timely and sufficient action.
- [NTSB CHI85LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA026.md): Beech G-18S · Belleville, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 24, 1984 · N3281T · Substantial damage
  > After reaching 75 KTS on takeoff roll, the acft ground looped to the left, shearing the main landing gear in side overload. Plt stated left gear seemed to be dragging. Investigation revealed no evidence of pre-existing brake/wheel malfunction or failure.
- [NTSB NYC83LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA059.md): Beech G18S · Wilkes-Barre, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 2, 1983 · N9900R · Substantial damage
  > The plt lost directional control & collided with a drainage ditch causing the main gear to collapse.
- [NTSB CHI82DA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA316.md): Beech G18S · Chicago, IL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 31, 1982 · N38RM · Substantial damage
  > During takeoff on runway 13R, the aircraft swerved to the left just as it obtained tailwheel lift-off speed. The aircraft then struck a dirt bank and was damaged. Both the pilot and the aircraft operator stated that the left main tire lost pressure, but they…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1151010')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 260))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1151010&occurrence=260

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