Beechcraft H18 N717Z
29 November 1971 · Charlottsville, Virginia, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 29 November 1971 at about 14:00 local time, a Beechcraft H18 registered N717Z, operated by Pine Branch Co, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Charlottsville, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Charlottsville, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Charlottesville
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft H18
- Registration
- N717Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Pine Branch Co
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Lexington, Ky → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3692
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
LOST CTL ON GO AROUND FROM LOCALIZER APCH. FULL L RUDDER TRIM AND FULL FWD ELEVATOR TRIM FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft H18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 1971 | Beechcraft H18 | Bonne Terre, Missouri, United States | Williams Paten | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1972 | Beechcraft H18 | Marco Island, Florida, United States | Niles MacHine | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1973 | Beechcraft H18 | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1968 | Beechcraft H18 | Norwich, New York, United States | Texize Chemica | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1974 | Beechcraft H18 | St Augustine, Florida, United States | Misener Marine | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Oct 1974 | Beechcraft H18 | Iron Mtn, Michigan, United States | Fontana Aviati | Fatal | 1 |
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 | - |