Beechcraft H18 N161SP
11 March 1981 · Hazelton, Pennsylvania, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 11 March 1981 at about 10:17 local time, a Beechcraft H18 registered N161SP, operated by Air Pennsylvan, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Hazelton, Pennsylvania, United States. 3 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hazelton, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hazelton Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft H18
- Registration
- N161SP
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Air Pennsylvan
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Hazelton, Pa → Reading, Pa
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0260
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
SNOW ON WINGS.PLACED FLAPS FULL DOWN DRG ABORT.ROLLED OFF INTO 14FT GULLEY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft H18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 1981 | Beechcraft H18 | Newhall, California, United States | Western States | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Aug 1981 | Beechcraft H18 | Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Apr 1981 | Beechcraft H18 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Hill Acft Leas | No injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1980 | Beechcraft H18 | Troxelville, Pennsylvania, United States | Moonlight Expr | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Feb 1980 | Beechcraft H18 | Olathe, Kansas, United States | Allen County A | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Jul 1979 | Beechcraft H18 | Omilik, Alaska, United States | Maxson Aviatio | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |