Beechcraft C90 N221MJ
4 November 1975 · Charleston, West Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 November 1975 at about 08:14 local time, a Beechcraft C90 registered N221MJ, operated by McJunkin Corp, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Charleston, West Virginia, 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 08:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Charleston, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kanawha
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C90
- Registration
- N221MJ
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- McJunkin Corp
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Wilmington, de
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3636
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
ACFT CAME TO REST IN WOODS DOWNHILL OF DIRT BANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 1975 | Beechcraft C90 | Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States | United Power A | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Sep 1977 | Beechcraft C90 | Pontiac, Illinois, United States | Drives, Inc | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Jan 1973 | Beechcraft C90 | Blairstown, Iowa, United States | Morplan, Inc. | Fatal | 5 |
| 20 Dec 1973 | Beechcraft C90 | W Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Columbia Bank | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Jan 1979 | Beechcraft C90 | Houston, Texas, United States | Crutcher Resou | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Jan 1980 | Beechcraft C90 | Ellensburg, Washington, United States | Puget Sound PO | No injuries | - |
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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 | - |