Beechcraft D18S N646B
28 September 1979 · Sumter, South Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 September 1979 at about 11:31 local time, a Beechcraft D18S registered N646B, operated by Express Airway, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Sumter, South Carolina, 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 11:31
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sumter, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Shaw Afb
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft D18S
- Registration
- N646B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Express Airway
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Columbia, Sc
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3103
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
PLT ABORTED TKEOFF AFTER LIFTOFF FOL MOMENTARY POWER INTERRUPTION ON ONE ENG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft D18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 1979 | Beechcraft D18S | Corona, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1979 | Beechcraft D18S | Miramar, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 18 Jul 1980 | Beechcraft D18S | Yap-W.caroline Is, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes | Pacific Missio | Minor injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
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| 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 | - |