# NTSB ATL81IA014: Beech D-18, Parkersburg, WV, November 10, 1980

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 10, 1980
- Place: Parkersburg, WV · PARKERSBURG, WV
- Location: 39.2613° N, 81.5434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parkersburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2613&lon=-81.5434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128490
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81IA014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81IA014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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G-0001  80/11/10   PARKERSBURG,WV      BEECH D-18          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1836                    C-GBLI              PX-  0  0  0  CTR CARGO-I               25, 2008 TOTAL HOURS, 750
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOOD COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PARKERSBURG,WV              EERIE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           COPILOT - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- NO DAMAGE TO ANY GEAR COMPONENT.GEAR CAME DN&LCKED AFTER A/C RAISED.RETRACTION TESTS CHKED OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: C-GBLI (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D-18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Wood County

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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