Beechcraft H18 N787Q
29 March 1978 · Birmingham, Alabama, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 March 1978 at about 16:30 local time, a Beechcraft H18 registered N787Q was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Birmingham, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Birmingham, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Birmingham Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft H18
- Registration
- N787Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1088
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
SHOP RAG FOUND BINDING NOSE GEAR EXTENSION SYS-NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LDG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft H18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 1978 | Beechcraft H18 | Molakai, Hawaii, United States | All Hawaii Air | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1978 | Beechcraft H18 | Centreville, Illinois, United States | Astro Airways | Fatal | 3 |
| 20 Nov 1978 | Beechcraft H18 | Brownsville, Texas, United States | Larry Johnson | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Jul 1979 | Beechcraft H18 | Omilik, Alaska, United States | Maxson Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1979 | Beechcraft H18 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | International | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1977 | Beechcraft H18 | Wrangell, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |