Beechcraft D18S N8615A
2 June 1973 · Feeding Hill, Massachusetts, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 June 1973 at about 12:18 local time, a Beechcraft D18S registered N8615A was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Feeding Hill, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:18
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Feeding Hill, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bowles Agawam
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft D18S
- Registration
- N8615A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Agawam, Mass → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3277
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
PLT HAD TO AVOID LARGE HOUSE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft D18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul 1973 | Beechcraft D18S | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | Buckeye Air SE | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1973 | Beechcraft D18S | Mitchell, South Dakota, United States | Executive Air | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1973 | Beechcraft D18S | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | Semo Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1973 | Beechcraft D18S | Middle Caicos, Other-Foreign Countries | Rayburn D Morg | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1973 | Beechcraft D18S | Freeport, Other-Foreign Countries | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1973 | Beechcraft D18S | Oakland, California, United States | Valley Airline | No 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 | - |