Beechcraft E18S N140J
1 April 1975 · Argos, Indiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 April 1975 at about 01:30 local time, a Beechcraft E18S registered N140J, operated by Burlington Ai*, was involved in an accident during in flight near Argos, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Argos, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fleet
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft E18S
- Registration
- N140J
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Burlington Ai*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Indianapolis, In → South Bend, In
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0594
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
PILOT RPTD FIRE TO RADAR CONTROL.ENTRD WOODED AREA ABT 12FT AGL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft E18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Nov 1975 | Beechcraft E18S | Lexington, Kentucky, United States | Skyway Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1975 | Beechcraft E18S | Salisbury, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Oct 1975 | Beechcraft E18S | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Greenville Air | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Oct 1975 | Beechcraft E18S | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 May 1975 | Beechcraft E18S | Claude, Texas, United States | Eureka Aero I* | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Dec 1975 | Beechcraft E18S | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | S S Airways In | Fatal | 2 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |