Event FTW82DA083

1982-03-05 HOT SPRINGS, Arkansas, United States Airport · HOT None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N18320

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BEECH 58

Year of manufacture

1977 · 5 years old at event

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 2 engines

Last airworthiness date

19770718

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A14E88

Registrant of record

COX JACK H JR

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N18320 Beech B58 None

Factual narrative

WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO MEMORIAL AIRPORT THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HEARD ANOTHER PILOT ANNOUNCE THAT HE WAS TURNING RIGHT BASE FOR LANDING ON THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ON FINAL BECAME DISTRACTED WHILE LOOKING FOR THE OTHER AIRCRAFT AND FORGOT TO LOWER HIS LANDING GEAR. THE TOWER WAS NOT OPERATIONAL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_FTW82DA083.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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