Beechcraft H18 N58JM
25 March 1978 · Centreville, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 25 March 1978 at about 10:52 local time, a Beechcraft H18 registered N58JM, operated by Astro Airways, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Centreville, Illinois, United States. 6 people were on board and 3 died, 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:52
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Centreville, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bi-State Parks
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft H18
- Registration
- N58JM
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Astro Airways
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Pine Bluff, Ar → East St.louis, Il
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4436
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 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
HIT WIRE DURING LOCALIZER APPROACH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft H18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1978 | Beechcraft H18 | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1978 | Beechcraft H18 | Molakai, Hawaii, United States | All Hawaii Air | No injuries | - |
| 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 |