# NTSB CHI77FA024: Beech G18S, N9633R, Youngstown, OH, January 20, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 20, 1977
- Place: Youngstown, OH · YOUNGSTOWN, OH
- Location: 41.0998° N, 80.6495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Youngstown, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0998&lon=-80.6495&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156914
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FA024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA024

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0675  77/1/20    YOUNGSTOWN,OH       BEECH G18S          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0247                    N9633R              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 42, 11110 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 3050 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YOUNGSTOWN MUNICI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YOUNGSTOWN,OH               PONTIAC,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PILOT HAD LIMITED USE OF LEGS AS A RESULT OF A PRIOR LOSS OF CONTROL IN SAME TYPE AIRCRAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9633R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9633R-1981-01-05), registration cancelled 1981-01-05, S/N BA-479, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G18S
- Registry model: [Beech G18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (registry code 1151010) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Youngstown Munici

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Accident 19770120010799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770120010799A), Jan 20, 1977: Beech G18S, Youngstown, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot had limited use of legs as a result of a prior loss of control in same type aircraft.

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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