Beechcraft E18S N42A
22 June 1972 · Cleveland, Ohio, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 June 1972 at about 07:40 local time, a Beechcraft E18S registered N42A, operated by Quaker City, was involved in an accident during in flight near Cleveland, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cleveland, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cleveland-Hopkins
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft E18S
- Registration
- N42A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Quaker City
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Philadelphia, Pa → Rockford, Ill
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0675
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
L WING FAILED, FOLDED UP. FATIGUE CRACK WAS PRESENT DURG PRIOR INSPECTIONS BUT WAS NOT DETECTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft E18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 1972 | Beechcraft E18S | Sumter, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 6 Apr 1972 | Beechcraft E18S | Skaneateles, New York, United States | D.w.winkelman | Fatal | 3 |
| 23 Sep 1972 | Beechcraft E18S | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Tobey, Inc * | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Jun 1972 | Beechcraft E18S | Winfield, Kansas, United States | Smyer Aircraft | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Jan 1972 | Beechcraft E18S | Tocca, Georgia, United States | Fiber Control | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1972 | Beechcraft E18S | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | Sun Airlines, I | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |