Beechcraft E18S N3781B
9 November 1978 · Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 November 1978 at about 11:45 local time, a Beechcraft E18S registered N3781B, operated by Air Vegas Airl, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States. 11 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 11:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grand Canyon
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft E18S
- Registration
- N3781B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Air Vegas Airl
- 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
- 3-4416
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
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
RETRACT SLIDE EARS FAILED, BELOW REQUIRED ROCKWELL HARDNESS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft E18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft E18S | Unknown/Nr, Unknown/Not Reported | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1978 | Beechcraft E18S | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Burlington Air | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1978 | Beechcraft E18S | Middletown, Pennsylvania, United States | Flight Express | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1978 | Beechcraft E18S | Blountville, Tennessee, United States | Little Mountai | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1978 | Beechcraft E18S | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | Semo Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1978 | Beechcraft E18S | Latham, New York, United States | Brennan and HA | Minor 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 |