Beechcraft 58 N868AF
30 August 1979 · Middletown, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 30 August 1979 at about 06:00 local time, a Beechcraft 58 registered N868AF, operated by Keystone Aviat, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Middletown, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Middletown, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Harrisburg Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 58
- Registration
- N868AF
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Keystone Aviat
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Philadelphia, Pa → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- 3-3692
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
STRUCK TREES ON A HILL 1.8 MILES FM RWY THRESHOLD.NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR FOUND IN UNLOCKED POSITION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 58 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 1979 | Beechcraft 58 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1979 | Beechcraft 58 | Greenville, Mississippi, United States | Air Service In | Fatal | 3 |
| 5 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft 58 | Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States | Stone Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 1979 | Beechcraft 58 | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Flowers Indust | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1979 | Beechcraft 58P | Nocona, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1979 | Beechcraft 58 | Chesterfield, Missouri, United States | Spartan Alumin | Serious 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 | - |