Beechcraft D18S N483B

Summary

On 30 July 1983 at about 20:00 local time, a Beechcraft D18S registered N483B was involved in an accident near Revenswood, West Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

30 July 1983 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Revenswood, West Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Jackson Co. (I18)

Coordinates

38.9503, -81.7606

Aircraft

Beechcraft D18S

Registration

N483B

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL83LA300

1 person had minor injuries.

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

AFTER RETURNING FROM A SPORT PARACHUTING FLT, THE PLT LANDED ON RWY 3 WITH A 5-KT, RIGHT X-WIND. HE STATED THAT THE TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL, BUT WHEN THE TAILWHEEL CAME DOWN AT APRX 40 KTS, THE ACFT STARTED TO TURN TO THE LEFT. HE CORRECTED WITH RIGHT RUDDER & BRAKE, THEN THE ACFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. HE THEN TRIED TO CORRECT BACK TO THE LEFT, BUT THE ACFT CONTINUED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE & CAME TO REST IN A RAVINE. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE PLT REPORTED A RIGHT BRAKE MALFUNCTION. HOWEVER, WHEN HE SUBMITTED AN ACCIDENT REPORT, HE INDICATED THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.