Beechcraft D18S N39U
24 March 1966 · Oakland Calif, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 March 1966 at about 22:21 local time, a Beechcraft D18S registered N39U, operated by Sierra Pacific, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Oakland Calif, California, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:21
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oakland Calif, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Oakland
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft D18S
- Registration
- N39U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Sierra Pacific
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1572
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
LEFT MAIN GEAR TORQUE SHAFT END BEARING DISPLACED PERMITTING DRIVE CHAIN TO JUMP SPROCKET.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft D18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 1966 | Beechcraft D18S | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | State of Flori | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1966 | Beechcraft D18S | Detroit, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1966 | Beechcraft D18S | San Juan Pr, Puerto Rico, United States | Caribe Flying | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1966 | Beechcraft D18S | Minneapolis Minn, Minnesota, United States | U.minn.regents | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1966 | Beechcraft D18S | Kodiak Alas, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1966 | Beechcraft D18S | Taylorsville Nc, North Carolina, United States | Renkenberger | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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