# NTSB FTW81DRJ35: Beech D18S, N123J, Simsboro, LA, September 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1981
- Place: Simsboro, LA · SIMSBORO, LA
- Location: 32.5323° N, 92.7839° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Simsboro, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5323&lon=-92.7839&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123238
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DRJ35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRJ35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2519  81/9/12    SIMSBORO,LA         BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1530                    N123J               PX-  0  0  3  PRACTICE                  AGE 21, 1305 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIMSBORO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SIMSBORO,LA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- LOCKED BRAKES TO PREVENT ACFT FM RUNNING OFF END OF RWY AFTER RECOVERY FRM BOUNCED LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N123J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123J-2012-07-24), registration cancelled 2012-07-24, S/N A-166, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (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: Simsboro

## 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 19810912058669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810912058669A), Sep 12, 1981: Beech D18S, Simsboro, LA, Substantial damage. Aircraft bounced several times during landing, pilot locked brakes and aircraft flipped inverted.

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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