Beechcraft 65 N968Q
28 April 1968 · Beaumont, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 April 1968 at about 00:15 local time, a Beechcraft 65 registered N968Q was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Beaumont, Texas, United States. 7 people were on board and 7 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Beaumont, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Beaumont
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 65
- Registration
- N968Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2404
People
7 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
AUTOPSY DISCLOSED A FINDING OF CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS. NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT INCAPACITATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 65 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1968 | Beechcraft 65 | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Skyways Inc | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1968 | Beechcraft 65-80 | Houghton, Michigan, United States | Univ of Wiscon | Fatal | 3 |
| 18 Oct 1968 | Beechcraft 65-A90 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 7 |
| 24 Jun 1968 | Beechcraft 65-90 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Besser Oversea | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Apr 1968 | Beechcraft 65-80 | Columbia, Missouri, United States | Mark Aero Inc | No injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1968 | Beechcraft 65 | Latham, New York, United States | Executive Air | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |