# NTSB Accident CHI99LA254
> **Beech G18S** · 1999-07-23 · MINNEAPOLIS, MN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI99LA254
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19212
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-07-23
- **Location:** MINNEAPOLIS, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.880336, -93.200111
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** G18S
- **Registration:** N621KE
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the premature gear retraction and proper runway alignment not maintained during takeoff by the pilot.  An additional cause was the proper descent rate not maintained by the pilot.  Contributing factors were the carburetor icing conditions

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