Beechcraft E18S N50JR
20 September 1973 · Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 September 1973 at about 22:45 local time, a Beechcraft E18S registered N50JR, operated by Robert Airways, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Natchitoches, Louisiana, 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 22:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Natchitoches Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft E18S
- Registration
- N50JR
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Robert Airways
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Dallas, Tex
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3541
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
PLT HAD SEV CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE.RAN FRM MOTEL TO NEAR ARPT, ABT 3MI.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| 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 | - |