Lockheed 18 N711BR
20 April 1979 · Brownsville, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 April 1979 at about 06:50 local time, a Lockheed 18 registered N711BR, operated by Leon Wheeler, was involved in an accident during in flight near Brownsville, Texas, 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 06:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Brownsville, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Brownsville Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lockheed 18
- Registration
- N711BR
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Leon Wheeler
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Tampico, Mexico
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1149
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
APPROX 3700LBS OVER MAX CERT G/W.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
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| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
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