# NTSB ANC81IA018: Volpar H18, N800WA, Kenai, AK, January 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1981
- Place: Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Location: 60.5618° N, 151.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenai, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5618&lon=-151.2105&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126600
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81IA018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81IA018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0025  81/1/23    KENAI,AK            VOLPAR H18          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1745                    N800WA              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            34, 6000 TOTAL HOURS, 925
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENAI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KENAI,AK                    ANAKTUVUK PASS,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LNDG GEAR WALKING BEAM,VOLPAR PN 207,FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N800WA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: VOLPAR H18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Kenai

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19810123012469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810123012469I), Jan 23, 1981: Beech H18, Kenai, AK, Minor damage. In position for departure when right landing gear folded. Found walking beam broken.

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.

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