Beechcraft E18S N65V
24 October 1980 · Gainesville, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 24 October 1980 at about 09:47 local time, a Beechcraft E18S registered N65V, operated by Tampa Air Cntr, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Gainesville, Florida, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:47
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gainesville, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gainesville
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft E18S
- Registration
- N65V
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Tampa Air Cntr
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Bartow, Fl → Lake City, Fl
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3300
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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
R FUEL FILTER FILTERING ELEMENT MSNG, L FILTER SUB AMT OF DEBRIS.MAIN OIL SCREENS ABNORMALLY DIRTY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft E18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 1980 | Beechcraft E18S | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Great Western | No injuries | - |
| 29 Feb 1980 | Beechcraft E18S | St.louis, Missouri, United States | Semo Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1980 | Beechcraft E18S | Gainesville, Florida, United States | Inter County S | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1980 | Beechcraft E18S | Columbus, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1980 | Beechcraft E18S | Candle, Alaska, United States | Jensen Mining | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1980 | Beechcraft E18S | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | Mountain Air C | 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 | - |