Beech D18S incident near Jacksonville, Florida, January 17, 1984
On January 17, 1984 at about 2:01 pm local time, a Beech D18S, registered N348W, suffered minor damage in an incident near Jacksonville, Florida (Jacksonville Int'L airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 17, 1984 · about 2:01 pm local time
- Place
- Jacksonville, Florida · Jacksonville Int'L · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Beech D18S · all D18Ss on the register
- Registration
- N348W · no longer on the register · serial A-217
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT LANDED GEAR UP AT THE JACKSONVILLE, AIRPORT. EXAM OF THE GEAR EXT SYSTEM REVEALED NO MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 31,202 hours in all; 1,604 in this make and model; 1,599 in the last 90 days; 29,366 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 62,389 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection; 429 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 8,750 lb
- Seats: 10
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W R985-148 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: TPA Tampa FL at 12:16 pm
- Destination: JAX Jacksonville FL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 7, 8,000 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 040° at 5 knots
- Sky: not recorded at 100 ft
- Temperature: 48°F (9°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:11 pm from JAX
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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