Beechcraft D18S N7510
3 June 1982 · Beeville, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 June 1982 at about 18:35 local time, a Beechcraft D18S registered N7510, operated by K. W. Graham, was involved in an accident near Beeville, Texas, United States. 4 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 18:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Beeville, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 28.4009, -97.7392
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft D18S
- Registration
- N7510
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- K. W. Graham
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Beeville → Beeville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82DA211
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS DEPARTED ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER CLIMBING SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET AND WHILE AT 110 MPH, THE RIGHT PROPELLER WENT INTO HIGH PITCH FOLLOWING A PROPELLER GOVERNOR FAILURE. THIS RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE RPM AND POWER. THE PROPELLER WAS NOT FEATHERED AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON ROUGH TERRAIN, THE LEFT ENGINE SEPARATED AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND RIGHT WING WERE DAMAGED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft D18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 1982 | Beechcraft D18S | Dallas, Texas, United States | JIM Billingsley | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1982 | Beechcraft D18S | Belen, New Mexico, United States | David L. Horsley | No injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 1981 | Beechcraft D18S | Concord, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 1983 | Beechcraft D18S | Brownsville, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Apr 1983 | Beechcraft D18S | Dania, Florida, United States | Anton J. Koprivnik | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1981 | Beechcraft D18S | Palm Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 1982 | Cessna A150M | Raymondville, Texas, United States | Neal F. Murray | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1982 | Airmate HP-10 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Morris J. Wright | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1982 | American AA-1A | Georgetown, Texas, United States | Delfin Salazar, JR. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172M | Sherman, Texas, United States | John Brodherd, JR. | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1982 | I C A Brasov - Romania IS-28B2 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Jorgen Anderson | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-22-150 | Marlin, Texas, United States | RON Noblitt | Serious injuries | - |