Beechcraft E18S N51CS
21 October 1971 · Peoria, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 October 1971 at about 11:20 local time, a Beechcraft E18S registered N51CS, operated by Chicago Southe, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Peoria, Illinois, United States. 16 people were on board and 16 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Peoria, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Greater Peoria
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft E18S
- Registration
- N51CS
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Chicago Southe
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Chicago, Ill → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0380
People
16 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 16 | 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
DESCENDED BELOW MDA.
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 Apr 1971 | Beechcraft E18S | C.amalie, Virgin Islands, United States | Coastal Airway | Fatal | 8 |
| 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 | - |