Beechcraft D18S N629B
18 November 1968 · Inkster, Michigan, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 18 November 1968 at about 18:55 local time, a Beechcraft D18S registered N629B, operated by Ortner Air SER, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Inkster, Michigan, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Inkster, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft D18S
- Registration
- N629B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Ortner Air SER
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4817
People
4 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 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
UNABLE TO REDUCE ANGLE OF ATTACK TO OBTAIN V-2 SPEED 1727 LBS OVR GWT.9.26 IN AFT OF MAX CG LIMITS
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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 31 Dec 1968 | Beechcraft D18S | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Air Crews and | 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 | - |