Cessna 414 N18SM
8 December 1980 · Wheeling, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 December 1980 at about 13:15 local time, a Cessna 414 registered N18SM was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Wheeling, Illinois, 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 13:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wheeling, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Palwaukee
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 414
- Registration
- N18SM
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3325
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
RAN INTO FLOCK OF SEAGULLS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 414 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 1980 | Cessna 414 | Vacaville, California, United States | 414 Associates | Fatal | 5 |
| 7 Aug 1980 | Cessna 414 | Minden, Nevada, United States | Crocker-McAlis | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1980 | Cessna 414A | Paulding, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1980 | Cessna 414 | Corsica, South Dakota, United States | Johnson Constr | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1980 | Cessna 414 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | A G&H Enterpri | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1980 | Cessna 414 | Gulfport, Mississippi, United States | Retzer & Retze | Serious 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 | - |