Beechcraft E18S N5611D
6 February 1969 · Iron Mntn, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 February 1969 at about 07:20 local time, a Beechcraft E18S registered N5611D, operated by Orion Airways*, was involved in an accident during in flight near Iron Mntn, Michigan, United States. 2 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 07:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Iron Mntn, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft E18S
- Registration
- N5611D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Orion Airways*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- 3-0227
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
FERRY FLT BFOR MAIL FLT. PLTS DROWSY FROM INADEQUATE REST, ALLOWED ACFT TO DESCEND.FLT CONT TO FLD
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft E18S | Big Spring, Texas, United States | Arkansas Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1969 | Beechcraft E18S | Bettles, Alaska, United States | North Air, Inc* | 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 |