Beechcraft G18S N730M

Summary

On 18 September 1982 at about 04:25 local time, a Beechcraft G18S registered N730M, operated by Indianapolis Air Charter, Inc., was involved in an accident near Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 September 1982 at 04:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Indianapolis Intern. (IND)

Coordinates

39.7295, -86.2892

Aircraft

Beechcraft G18S

Registration

N730M

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Indianapolis Air Charter, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Indianapolis → Columbus

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI82DA355

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT JUST AFTER ROTATION. HE PUSHED THE PROPELLER, POWER AND MIXTURE CONTROLS FORWARD. THE LEFT WING AND LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BEGAN TO SPIN WHILE IN GROUND CONTACT. THE LEFT PROPELLER WAS FOUND IN A FEATHERED POSITION. FURTHER GROUND TESTING OF THE PROPELLER INDICATED NORMAL FUNCTIONING OF THE FEATHERING AND UNFEATHERING SYSTEM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.