Beechcraft 60 N135D
6 November 1978 · Jackson, Mississippi, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 November 1978 at about 20:46 local time, a Beechcraft 60 registered N135D, operated by McCart AVIATI0, was involved in an accident during in flight near Jackson, Mississippi, United States. 8 people were on board and 8 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:46
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jackson, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jackson Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 60
- Registration
- N135D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- McCart AVIATI0
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Demonstration
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Montgomery, al → Tulsa, Ok
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4284
People
8 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 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
WX BRIEFING INCLUDED FREEZING LVL 13-15000FT.CRUISING ALT 14000FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 60 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 1978 | Beechcraft 60 | Faribault, Minnesota, United States | Southwest Airc | Fatal | 6 |
| 10 Sep 1978 | Beechcraft 60 | Santa Ana, California, United States | SAC Aero | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1977 | Beechcraft 60 | Newport News, Virginia, United States | Dehaan Co | No injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 1979 | Beechcraft 60 | Montezuma, Georgia, United States | Medical Invest | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1977 | Beechcraft 60 | Independence, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1979 | Beechcraft 60 | Salt Lake City, Utah, 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 |