Beechcraft E18S N180X
17 February 1978 · Middletown, Pennsylvania, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 17 February 1978 at about 23:32 local time, a Beechcraft E18S registered N180X, operated by Flight Express, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Middletown, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:32
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Middletown, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Harrisburg Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft E18S
- Registration
- N180X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Flight Express
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Pittsburgh, Pa
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0461
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
SINGLE PLT OPN, ENCTRD NEWLY FORMED GND FOG DRG NIGHT TKOF, LNDG LTS ON.UNDETECTED RWY DEV TO L.
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 | - |
| 9 Nov 1978 | Beechcraft E18S | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | Air Vegas Airl | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1978 | Beechcraft E18S | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Burlington Air | No 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 |