Beechcraft D50C N1661
22 April 1970 · Austin, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 April 1970 at about 23:37 local time, a Beechcraft D50C registered N1661, operated by Excalibur Avia, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Austin, Texas, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:37
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Austin, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Austin Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft D50C
- Registration
- N1661
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Excalibur Avia
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Washington, Dc → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1383
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 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
ACFT OVER MAX GROSS WT ABOUT 40 LBS, NEAR AFT CG LIMITS. STRUCK HOUSE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft D50C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 1969 | Beechcraft D50C | Gaithersberg, Maryland, United States | Freestate Avia | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1971 | Beechcraft D50C | Brandon, Colorado, United States | Five, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 17 Jan 1969 | Beechcraft D50C | Umiat, Alaska, United States | Sea Airmotive | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1967 | Beechcraft D50C | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Wise Potato CH | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1967 | Beechcraft D50C | Swanton, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1975 | Beechcraft D50C | Nondalton, Alaska, United States | Andy's Flying | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |