Beechcraft E18S N2427
25 March 1966 · Quincy Ill, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 March 1966 at about 15:45 local time, a Beechcraft E18S registered N2427, operated by Kiekhaefer COR, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Quincy Ill, Illinois, United States. 7 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 15:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Quincy Ill, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Baldwin Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft E18S
- Registration
- N2427
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Kiekhaefer COR
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0776
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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
EMERGENCY HATCH STRUCK RIGHT VERTICAL FIN MISC-PASSENGER INADVERTENTLY RELEASED ESCAPE HATCH
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 1966 | Beechcraft E18S | Charlevoix Mich, Michigan, United States | Q Airways | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Feb 1966 | Beechcraft E18S | Des Moines Iowa, Iowa, United States | General Life O | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 1966 | Beechcraft E18S | Chicago Ill, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1966 | Beechcraft E18S | Wakeman Ohio, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1966 | Beechcraft E18S | Linden Nj, New Jersey, United States | DOW Jones Comp | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Beechcraft E18S | Reedsville Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | RC Watson | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
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