Beechcraft E18S N310WA
19 April 1973 · Davenport, Iowa, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 April 1973 at about 17:04 local time, a Beechcraft E18S registered N310WA, operated by Air Iowa, Inc *, was involved in an accident during in flight near Davenport, Iowa, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Davenport, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Davenport Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft E18S
- Registration
- N310WA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Air Iowa, Inc *
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Muscatine, Iowa → Chicago, Ill
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1558
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 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
PREEXISTING CRACK LWR SPAR CAP WS-81 DISCERNIBLE, NOT DETECTED OVR 6-YR PERIOD.R WNG FOLDED UPWARD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft E18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Nov 1973 | Beechcraft E18S | Muscatine, Iowa, United States | SMB Stage Line | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Dec 1973 | Beechcraft E18S | Oklahoma Cty, Oklahoma, United States | Southern Avia* | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1973 | Beechcraft E18S | Corapolis, Pennsylvania, United States | Morey L.wyman | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Dec 1973 | Beechcraft E18S | Windsor Lock, Connecticut, United States | Corporate Air, | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Beechcraft E18S | Grn Trtl C, Other-Foreign Countries | Goldways, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Jul 1973 | Beechcraft E18S | Vandalia, Ohio, United States | Hamilton Aviat | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |