Beechcraft D-18S N80492
31 May 1964 · Memphis Tenn, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 May 1964 at about 11:50 local time, a Beechcraft D-18S registered N80492 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Memphis Tenn, Tennessee, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Memphis Tenn, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Metropolitan
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft D-18S
- Registration
- N80492
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1498
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
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
NON-INSTRUMENT PILOT ATTEMPTED OPERATION IN BELOW VFR MINIMUM CONDITIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 1964 | Beechcraft D-18S | Deer River Minn, Minnesota, United States | Leonard C Piet | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Jan 1964 | Beechcraft D-18S | Libya Africa, Africa | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1964 | Beechcraft D-18S | Benghazi Libya, Africa | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 May 1965 | Beechcraft D-18S | Nogales, Arizona, United States | Donald Arcft | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1965 | Beechcraft D-18S | Minden Nev, Nevada, United States | Cardinal Arwys | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1965 | Beechcraft D-18S | Libya Africa, Africa | All World Avtn | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1964 | Convair 285ACF | Chichagof I Alas, Alaska, United States | Alaska Coastal-Ellis | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jul 1964 | Hughes 269A | Alief Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Loomis Neb, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1964 | Hiller UH12B | Ontario Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Greenwood Miss, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Feb 1964 | Baird-Hall II | Fremont Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |