# NTSB IAD80IA038: Namc YS-11A, N224P, Beckley, WV, April 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1980
- Place: Beckley, WV · BECKLEY, WV
- Location: 37.7732° N, 81.1615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beckley, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7732&lon=-81.1615&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 22 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130384
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80IA038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80IA038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0005  80/4/18    BECKLEY,WV          NAMC YS-11A         CR-  0  0  4  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2158                    N224P               PX-  0  0 18                            44, 6259 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            1520 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RALEIGH CO MEM
        OPERATOR - PIEDMONT AVIATION,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NORFOLK,VA                  CHARLESTON,WV                BECKLEY,WV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAXI: FROM LANDING
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ
        REMARKS- ENG OVERTEMP DRG LDG ROLL,FIRE DRG TAXI.EMERG EVAC ON TRML RAMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N224P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NAMC YS-11A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Raleigh Co Mem

## 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 19800418045369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800418045369I), Apr 18, 1980: Nihon YS11, Beckley, WV, Minor damage. Engine caught fire after landing. Fire department extinguished. Cause undetermined.

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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