# NTSB CHI79FEI18: Beech E18S, N617M, North Jackson, OH, April 10, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1979
- Place: North Jackson, OH · NORTH JACKSON, OH
- Location: 41.1001° N, 80.8573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Jackson, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1001&lon=-80.8573&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137515
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEI18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0492  79/4/10    NORTH JACKSON,OH    BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1369
        TIME - 1442                    N617M               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 106 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YOUNGSTOWN EXEC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLINT,MI                    NORTH JACKSON,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- ACFT PORPOISED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N617M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N617M-1980-08-01), registration cancelled 1980-08-01, S/N BA-322 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Youngstown Exec

## 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 19790410006669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790410006669A), Apr 10, 1979: Beech 18S, North Jackson, OH, Destroyed. Pilot attempted go around after bounce landing. Drifted off centerline and crashed due to lack of flying speed.

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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