Beechcraft E18S N456T
21 April 1971 · C.amalie, Virgin Islands, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 April 1971 at about 17:26 local time, a Beechcraft E18S registered N456T, operated by Coastal Airway, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near C.amalie, Virgin Islands, United States. 8 people were on board and 8 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:26
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- C.amalie, Virgin Islands, United States
- Nearest airport
- Harry S Truman
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft E18S
- Registration
- N456T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Coastal Airway
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → San Juan, Pr
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0109
People
8 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 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
R ENG PISTON TOPS ERODED, PIECES OF RINGS MISSING.R PROP NOT FEA, LDG GR DWN.DRG DSCNT HIT MOTEL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft E18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1971 | Beechcraft E18S | Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States | SMB Stage Line | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1971 | Beechcraft E18S | Peoria, Illinois, United States | Chicago Southe | Fatal | 16 |
| 29 Jul 1971 | Beechcraft E18S | Milford, New York, United States | Gilley Airway* | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1971 | Beechcraft E18S | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | Hankins Airwa* | Fatal | 2 |
| 31 May 1971 | Beechcraft E18S | Reno, Nevada, United States | Intl Business | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1970 | Beechcraft E18S | Detroit Lake, Minnesota, United States | Grand Forks A* | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |