Beechcraft 18S N3787B
11 May 1979 · Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 May 1979 at about 20:10 local time, a Beechcraft 18S registered N3787B, operated by Air Service, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 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 20:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Beaver County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 18S
- Registration
- N3787B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Air Service
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Gainsville, Ga → Buffalo, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1013
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
DIRECT CROSSWIND GUSTS OF 20 KTS.VERTICAL STABILIZERS, RUDDERS DAMAGED, TAIL WHEEL TORN OFF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 1979 | Beechcraft 18 | Homestead, Florida, United States | Malibar Marhan | No injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 1978 | Beechcraft 18 | Palm Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1980 | Beechcraft 18S | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States | Crawford Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1980 | Beechcraft 18 | Dallas, Texas, United States | ABC Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1980 | Beechcraft 18S | Aztec, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1978 | Beechcraft 18 | Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States | Great Western | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |