Beechcraft E18S N3621B
15 May 1970 · Joseph, Oregon, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 15 May 1970 at about 12:33 local time, a Beechcraft E18S registered N3621B, operated by Winchester DEV, was involved in an accident during in flight near Joseph, Oregon, United States. 7 people were on board and 7 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:33
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Joseph, Oregon, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft E18S
- Registration
- N3621B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Winchester DEV
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- San Jose, Calif → Oxbow, Oreg
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1369
People
7 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 7 | 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
RECOVERY DATE 5/19/70.BOTH ENGS FAILED FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.HEAVY ACFT.DENSITY ALT 8100 FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft E18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 1970 | Beechcraft E18S | Detroit Lake, Minnesota, United States | Grand Forks A* | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1970 | Beechcraft E18S | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | Coastal Airway | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1970 | Beechcraft E18S | Rockford, Illinois, United States | Aero Taxi | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1970 | Beechcraft E18S | Weyers Cave, Virginia, United States | Shenandoah Air | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Sep 1970 | Beechcraft E18S | Keokuk, Iowa, United States | Lindner Aviati | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 May 1970 | Beechcraft E18S | Sioux City, Iowa, United States | Georgia Air, In | Fatal | 2 |
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 |