# NTSB FTW81IA026: Beech E18S, N432U, Albuquerque, NM, January 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1981
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126661
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81IA026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81IA026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0007  81/1/23    ALBUQUERQUE,NM      BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0717                    N432U               PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      42, 10000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBUQUERQUE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,CO                   ALBUQUERQUE,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N432U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N432U-2025-01-24), registration cancelled 2025-01-24, S/N BA-161, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52034, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Albuquerque Intl

## Other investigations on N432U (3)

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 ATL04CA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA189), Sep 6, 2004: Beech D18S (N432U), Tullahoma, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Right tire burst during an attempted takeoff that resulted in loss of directional control and the on ground collision with the ground.
- [NTSB MIA69D0396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0396), Mar 12, 1969: Beech E18S (N432U), Nassau, Burkina Faso, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0805](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0805), Nov 23, 1964: Beechcraft E18 (N432U), East Boston, MA, 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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