# NTSB CHI81IA075: Beech 18, N355C, Detroit, MI, July 11, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1981
- Place: Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123605
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81IA075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81IA075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0041  81/7/11    DETROIT,MI          BEECH 18            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0015                    N355C               PX-  0  0  0  NS CTR CARGO              43, 14070 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            1502 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT METRO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASHEVILLE,GA                DETROIT,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N355C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N355C-2011-07-18), registration cancelled 2011-07-18, S/N BA-700, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 18
- Registry model: [Beech H-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18) (registry code 1151012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Detroit Metro

## 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 19810711044939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810711044939I), Jul 11, 1981: Beech STC18BEECH, Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Distracted by approach book dropping on floor on appraoch. Retracted gear retrieving book. Gear up landing.

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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