Beechcraft D18S N500L
26 September 1978 · San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 26 September 1978 at about 18:45 local time, a Beechcraft D18S registered N500L, operated by Francisco Cruz, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Juan Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft D18S
- Registration
- N500L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Francisco Cruz
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Borinquen, Pr → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2965
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 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
UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE ON TERMINAL RADAR SERVICE AREA FREQUENCY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft D18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 1978 | Beechcraft D18S | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | Nevada Airlns. | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |