Beechcraft D18S N277W
29 January 1968 · Grand Island Nebr, Nebraska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 29 January 1968 at about 00:06 local time, a Beechcraft D18S registered N277W, operated by Trojan Airway*, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Grand Island Nebr, Nebraska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:06
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Island Nebr, Nebraska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grand Island
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft D18S
- Registration
- N277W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Trojan Airway*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4605
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
MAIL FLT. VOR APP TO R17 WTH TEAR-DROP LO-VIS LNDG R35.EXSV GRSE-VCM DRVN INSTS.HORZN CSE PLUG MSG
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft D18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov 1968 | Beechcraft D18S | Alexandria, Minnesota, United States | Fleet Airline* | No injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1968 | Beechcraft D18S | Inkster, Michigan, United States | Ortner Air SER | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1968 | Beechcraft D18S | Immokalee, Florida, United States | Millers Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Beechcraft D18S | Andros Is, Other-Foreign Countries | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1968 | Beechcraft D18S | Baja Calif, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1968 | Beechcraft D18S | Binghamton, New York, United States | Commuter Airl* | 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 | - |