# NTSB IAD79FA040: Beech D-18S, N80204, Louisville, KY, March 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1979
- Place: Louisville, KY · LOUISVILLE, KY
- Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137207
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FA040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1956  79/3/15    LOUISVILLE,KY       BEECH D-18S         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 16000
        TIME - 1215                    N80204              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STANDIFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOUISVILLE,KY               EVANSVILLE,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80204](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80204-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N A-308, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D-18S
- 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: Standiford

## 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 19790315020199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790315020199A), Mar 15, 1979: Beech B18S, Louisville, KY, Substantial damage. Landing gear collapsed during takeoff ground roll. No malfunction found. Possible gear up selection on ground.

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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