Beechcraft E18S N50W
6 April 1972 · Skaneateles, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 April 1972 at about 13:41 local time, a Beechcraft E18S registered N50W, operated by D.w.winkelman, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Skaneateles, New York, United States. 6 people were on board and 3 died, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:41
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Skaneateles, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Winkelman
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft E18S
- Registration
- N50W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- D.w.winkelman
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Harrisburg, Pa
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0653
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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
TOOK OFF FROM STRIP TOO SHORT TO OBTAIN VMC SPEED.NR GWT, AFT CG.R ENG LOST PWR.ACFT SLID INTO LAKE
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 |
| 23 Sep 1972 | Beechcraft E18S | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Tobey, Inc * | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Jun 1972 | Beechcraft E18S | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | Quaker City | Fatal | 1 |
| 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 | - |