Beechcraft E18S N403FW

Summary

On 3 February 1970 at about 14:55 local time, a Beechcraft E18S registered N403FW, operated by Shenandoah Air, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Weyers Cave, Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 February 1970 at 14:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Weyers Cave, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Shenandoah Valley

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft E18S

Registration

N403FW

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

2

Operator

Shenandoah Air

Operating rule

Air Taxi Operator

Purpose of flight

Air Taxi-Passenger Operations

Phase of flight

Landing

Route

Wash.natl Apt, Dc → S

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-0175

2 people died.

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

STRUCK HILLSIDE, FENCE AND BARN. BOTH PROPS FOUNDFEATH. WEA BRIEF BY PIEDMONT AT DEST.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.