Beechcraft G18S N2700S
17 November 1972 · Elkton, Kentucky, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 November 1972 at about 23:20 local time, a Beechcraft G18S registered N2700S, operated by Metro Air Syst, was involved in an accident during in flight near Elkton, Kentucky, United States. 11 people were on board and 11 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elkton, Kentucky, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft G18S
- Registration
- N2700S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Metro Air Syst
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Hopkinsville, Ky → Lexington, Ky
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3312
People
11 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 11 | 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
APRX 798LBS OVR GWT, C.G.WAS 2.72IN AFT REAR LMT.AIRMET-OCNL MDT MXD ICGICIP ABV FRZLVL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft G18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Beechcraft G18S | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Apollo Airway* | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1971 | Beechcraft G18S | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | Gust K Newberg | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1971 | Beechcraft G18S | Grnd Canyon, Arizona, United States | Scientific COM | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 Dec 1973 | Beechcraft G18S | Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States | Carson Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1973 | Beechcraft G18S | Augusta, Georgia, United States | Summit Aero le | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1973 | Beechcraft G18S | Willmar, Minnesota, United States | Flight, Inc. | Minor 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 | - |