Beechcraft E18S N82B
8 January 1968 · San Diego, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 January 1968 at about 10:40 local time, a Beechcraft E18S registered N82B, operated by Imperial Comm*, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near San Diego, California, United States. 4 people were on board and 3 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Diego, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lindbergh Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft E18S
- Registration
- N82B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Imperial Comm*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4633
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 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
CRACKED SHROUD, THIRD STAGE STATOR ASSY.PLT USED MIN T/O RUN, MIN T/O SPEED, STEEP CLIMB/TURN AT 50FT
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 | - |