# NTSB CHI85IA091: Beech H-18, N135W, Dayton, OH, January 14, 1985

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: January 14, 1985, 14:10 local (19:10 UTC)
- Place: Dayton, OH
- Location: 39.9023° N, 84.2194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JAMES M COX DAYTON INTL (DAY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9023&lon=-84.2194&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12908
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI85IA091
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12908/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85IA091

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - rotation - premature, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb
  - proper climb rate - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACFT WAS ROTATED PREMATURELY AND STALLED BACK ONTO THE RWY. THE ACFT WAS ON RWY 24L AND THE WIND WAS 240 DEGREES AT 17 KTS GUSTING TO 24 KTS. THERE WAS SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR & FLAPS

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N135W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N135W-2012-08-30), registration cancelled 2012-08-30, S/N BA-643, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Beech H-18
- Registry model: [Beech H-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18) (registry code 1151012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: BA-643
- Airframe hours: 10373
- Engines: P&W R-985-AN14B 450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Registered owner: Ace Air Cargo Express, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, November 12, 1984, 88 hours before
- Destination: EWR, NEWARK, NJ
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: DAY, Cox Int'L, runway 24L, 7,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 2,801 total, 21 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 17 knots, gusting 23
- Visibility: 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,400 ft broken
- Temperature: 28 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: DAY

## 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 19850114039679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850114039679I), Jan 14, 1985: Beech H18, Dayton, OH, Minor damage. Pilot lifted off early without proper airspeed to climb. Aircraft contacted runway with minor gear and flap damage.

## Other investigations on N135W (4)

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.

- [NTSB ANC90LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA169), Sep 7, 1990: Beech H-18S (N135W), Deering, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE ON LANDING.
- [NTSB CHI81DA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DA018), Jan 9, 1981: Beech H18S (N135W), Chicago, IL
- [NTSB NYC79FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA021), Jan 25, 1979: Beech H18 (N135W), Pittsburgh, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA68F0406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0406), Dec 3, 1967: Beech H18 (N135W), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage

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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