Beechcraft D18S N118L
2 May 1978 · Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 May 1978 at about 12:45 local time, a Beechcraft D18S registered N118L, operated by Nevada Airlns., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States. 10 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grand Canyon
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft D18S
- Registration
- N118L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Nevada Airlns.
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Las Vegas, Nv → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2650
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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
IMPROPERLY INSTALLED"O"RING, LEFT BRAKE ASSEMBLY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft D18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 1978 | Beechcraft D18S | Long Beach, California, United States | Island Airline | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1978 | Beechcraft D18S | Flint, Michigan, United States | Festus Flying | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1978 | Beechcraft D18S | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | Francisco Cruz | Fatal | 6 |
| 8 Aug 1978 | Beechcraft D18S | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Blackhawk Air* | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1978 | Beechcraft D18S | Clewiston, Florida, United States | C&M Aircraft P | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Oct 1977 | Beechcraft D18S | Osceola, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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 |