NTSB investigations: Beech D18S, 1987

4 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Beech D18S. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

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NTSB investigations: Beech D18S, 1987 per year, 1964–2026: 265 cases
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1987
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1151004'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB LAX88LA044Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech D18S · Mokuleia, HIThe plt rprtd that he had made a normal preflight, but after the acft had rolled about 200 to 250 ft on the takeoff roll, the nose gear collapsed. The acft came to rest with damage to the nose section, props & engs. Drg an inspn of the acft, the landing gear…Nov 15, 1987 · N802H · Substantial damageNTSB MIA87FA259Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech D18S · Miami, FLWitnesses observed the aircraft taxi to the end of runway 27R and positioned so the tail was out in the overrun area. Witnesses further stated the aircraft appeared to take an overly long takeoff roll before lifting off. After lift off, the aircraft pitched…Sep 25, 1987 · N76Q · DestroyedNTSB LAX87LA265Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech D18S · Riverside, CAThe acft had not been flown for svrl years & was on a flt to ferry it to another location. While cruising at 7500', the plt decided to start using aux fuel. Shortly after moving the fuel selectors to the aux psn, both engs lost power & would not restart. The…Jul 11, 1987 · N99CP · Substantial damageNTSB DEN87MA168Accident · 10 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportBeech D18S · Lakeside, MTThe plt borrowed the acft to fly a musical group to kalispell for a pvt engagement at Lakeside, MT, which was aprx 15 mi south of the arpt. That evening, the group boarded the acft for the return flt. After takeoff, the acft was seen flying at low alt in the…Jul 5, 1987 · N132E · Destroyed