# NTSB MIA79FA129: Beech D18S, N646B, Sumter, SC, September 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1979
- Place: Sumter, SC · SUMTER, SC
- Location: 33.9204° N, 80.3415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sumter, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9204&lon=-80.3415&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133654
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FA129
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA129

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3103  79/9/28    SUMTER,SC           BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 4690
        TIME - 1131                    N646B               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 1567 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHAW AFB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUMTER,SC                   COLUMBIA,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT ABORTED TKEOFF AFTER LIFTOFF FOL MOMENTARY POWER INTERRUPTION ON ONE ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N646B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N646B-2013-04-30), registration cancelled 2013-04-30, S/N A-451, built 1948 (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: Shaw Afb

## 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 19790928036629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790928036629A), Sep 28, 1979: Beech D18S, Sumter, SC, Substantial damage. Power loss on left eng. At initial climb. Aborted. Acft hit rwy, bounced, collapsed gear. Eng fuel pump sheared.

## Other investigations on N646B (1)

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 CHI67F0203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0203), Aug 6, 1966: Beech D18 (N646B), Romulus, MI, 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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