Beechcraft E18S N477GM
25 October 1979 · Kotzebue, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 October 1979 at about 10:00 local time, a Beechcraft E18S registered N477GM, operated by Aurora Air SER, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Kotzebue, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kotzebue, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ralph Wien Meml
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft E18S
- Registration
- N477GM
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Aurora Air SER
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Selawik, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3952
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
LNDD GEAR UP ON FRZN LAKE TO PREVENT GEAR BRKG THRU ICE.INSUF ENG WARM-UP.FROST ON WINGS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft E18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft E18S | North Jackson, Ohio, United States | Green Aero Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft E18S | St Louis, Missouri, United States | Skyway Aviatio | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1979 | Beechcraft E18S | Newburgh, New York, United States | Brennan & Harg | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft E18S | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States | Great Western | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Jul 1979 | Beechcraft E18S | Ft Wood, Missouri, United States | Skyway Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft E18S | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Burl Air Freig | 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 | - |