Beechcraft D18S N8804M
21 December 1970 · Binghamton, New York, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 21 December 1970 at about 22:34 local time, a Beechcraft D18S registered N8804M, operated by Commuter Airl*, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Binghamton, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:34
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Binghamton, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Broome County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft D18S
- Registration
- N8804M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Commuter Airl*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Elmira, Ny → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1724
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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
L BRAKE FAILED. 2 PUCKS MISSING, DISC WARPED. 54 HRS SINCE OVHL. MAIL FLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft D18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 1970 | Beechcraft D18S | Avoca, Pennsylvania, United States | Commuter Airl* | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1970 | Beechcraft D18S | Albany, New York, United States | Cutlass Aviat* | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1970 | Beechcraft D18S | Freeport, Other-Foreign Countries | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1970 | Beechcraft D18S | Los Moachis, Mexico | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1970 | Beechcraft D18S | Sn.andros, Other-Foreign Countries | Bush Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1970 | Beechcraft D18S | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | Minor 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 |