Volpar E18S N47A
26 February 1971 · Columbia, South Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 26 February 1971 at about 14:00 local time, a Volpar E18S registered N47A, operated by Florida Commun, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Columbia, South Carolina, 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 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Columbia, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Columbia Metro
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Volpar E18S
- Registration
- N47A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Florida Commun
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Cleveland, Ohio → Ft Myers, Fla
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2841
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
SPL VFR CLNC, UN LCT ARPT.CLEARED ILS APCH.CALLEDMISSED APCH.HIT GND ABT 2MIN LTR,1MI FRM RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Volpar E18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 1972 | Volpar E18S | Hickory, North Carolina, United States | Catawba Air TR | 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 | - |