Beechcraft E18S N5653D
25 August 1969 · Bettles, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 August 1969 at about 17:00 local time, a Beechcraft E18S registered N5653D, operated by North Air, Inc*, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Bettles, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bettles, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tramway Bar
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft E18S
- Registration
- N5653D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- North Air, Inc*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Bettles Arpt → Tramway Bar Arpt
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2528
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
DEMONSTRATING SHRT FLD LDG IN WESTWIND I CNVSN.REVERSED PROPS PREMATURELY.RWY SHRT, SOFT.COPLT TRNG
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft E18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft E18S | Big Spring, Texas, United States | Arkansas Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1969 | Beechcraft E18S | Iron Mntn, Michigan, United States | Orion Airways* | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 1969 | Beechcraft E18S | Roanoke, Virginia, United States | Eastern Aviat* | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1969 | Beechcraft E18S | Albany, Georgia, United States | Albany Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1969 | Beechcraft E18S | Ashland, Wisconsin, United States | Midstate Air C | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1969 | Beechcraft E18S | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Ransome Airlin | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |