Beechcraft E18S N162F
9 October 1968 · Detroit, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 October 1968 at about 19:02 local time, a Beechcraft E18S registered N162F, operated by Ferro Mfg.co., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Detroit, Michigan, United States. 5 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 19:02
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Detroit City
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft E18S
- Registration
- N162F
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Ferro Mfg.co.
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Moonlight-Bright)
- NTSB number
- 3-3258
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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
PLT HAND CRANKED GR DOWN WHEN NORMAL SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft E18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 1968 | Beechcraft E18S | St.thomas, Virgin Islands, United States | Conquest Airwa | Fatal | 3 |
| 5 Sep 1968 | Beechcraft E18S | Marco Island, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1968 | Beechcraft E18S | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States | Black Hills GL | Fatal | 9 |
| 2 Mar 1968 | Beechcraft E18S | Salisbury, North Carolina, United States | Miller Aviatio | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Oct 1968 | Beechcraft E18S | Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States | Orion Airways* | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1968 | Beechcraft E18S | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | Ross Aviation* | No injuries | - |
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 | - |