Beechcraft E18S N433AC
6 December 1968 · St.thomas, Virgin Islands, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 December 1968 at about 18:20 local time, a Beechcraft E18S registered N433AC, operated by Conquest Airwa, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near St.thomas, Virgin Islands, United States. 11 people were on board and 3 died, 8 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St.thomas, Virgin Islands, United States
- Nearest airport
- Harry S.truman
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft E18S
- Registration
- N433AC
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Conquest Airwa
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → San Juan, Pr
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4797
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 3 | 8 | 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
ACFT COMPUTED TO BE LOADED TO AFT CG LIMITS.NO WT AND BAL PREPARED BY PLT.POSSIBLE MISUSE OF FLAPS
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft E18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |