Beechcraft E18S N3400
17 March 1968 · Rapid City, South Dakota, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 March 1968 at about 11:12 local time, a Beechcraft E18S registered N3400, operated by Black Hills GL, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Rapid City, South Dakota, United States. 9 people were on board and 9 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:12
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rapid City
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft E18S
- Registration
- N3400
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Black Hills GL
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1564
People
9 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 9 | 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
RT CROSS WIND 20 KNOTS, GUSTING. EXCEEDED REARWARD CG LIMITS
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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 8 Jan 1968 | Beechcraft E18S | San Diego, California, United States | Imperial Comm* | Fatal | 3 |
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 | - |