Beech D18S accident near Plymouth, Indiana, January 28, 1983
On January 28, 1983 at about 8:00 pm local time, a Beech D18S, registered N113B, was substantially damaged in an accident near Plymouth, Indiana (Plymouth airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 28, 1983 · about 8:00 pm local time
- Place
- Plymouth, Indiana · Plymouth · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech D18S · all D18Ss on the register
- Registration
- N113B · registry record · serial 289
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP. HE SAID HE PUT THE GEAR SELECTOR DOWN BUT AFTER LANDING THE LEVER WAS UP. HE ALSO MISTOOK GEAR UP WARNING HORN FOR A STALL WARNING. NO MALFUNCTIONS WERE REPORTED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine
- Flight time: 3,695 hours in all; 1,020 in this make and model; 77 in the last 90 days; 1,990 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 11,572 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 1 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 8,750 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W R985 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 28, 3,550 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 39°F (4°C), dew point 27°F (-3°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:00 pm from SBN
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N113B the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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