Beechcraft 18 N64A
2 October 1980 · Dallas, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 October 1980 at about 19:50 local time, a Beechcraft 18 registered N64A, operated by ABC Airlines, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Dallas, Texas, 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 19:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dallas, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- D/Fw Regional
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 18
- Registration
- N64A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- ABC Airlines
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Abilene, Tx → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2519
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
TAILWHEEL AXLE MOUNTING BRACKET FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 1980 | Beechcraft 18S | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States | Crawford Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1980 | Beechcraft 18S | Aztec, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1979 | Beechcraft 18S | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States | Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1979 | Beechcraft 18 | Homestead, Florida, United States | Malibar Marhan | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1981 | Beechcraft 18 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Smithair Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 1978 | Beechcraft 18 | Palm Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |