Beechcraft D18S N8902A
1 May 1965 · Opa-Locka Fla, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 1 May 1965 at about 18:10 local time, a Beechcraft D18S registered N8902A, operated by Sunline Helico, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Opa-Locka Fla, Florida, United States. 7 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Opa-Locka Fla, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Opa Locka
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft D18S
- Registration
- N8902A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Sunline Helico
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0270
People
4 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 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
PILOT SHOULD HAVE SWITCHED TANKS AND NOTED FUEL PRESSURE WARNING LITE THIS MIGHT HAVE AVOID ACCIDE
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft D18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 1965 | Beechcraft D18S | Valparaiso Ind, Indiana, United States | Ohio Valley AV | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1965 | Beechcraft D18S | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 May 1965 | Beechcraft D18S | Orlando Fla, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 1965 | Beechcraft D18S | Ixcalak Mexico, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1965 | Beechcraft D18S | Bahia, South America | Aerogrammetric | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1965 | Beechcraft D18S | St Croix Vi, Virgin Islands, United States | Caribbean Air | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |