Beechcraft E18S N3606B
21 July 1982 · Fenton, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 July 1982 at about 03:00 local time, a Beechcraft E18S registered N3606B, operated by Executive Aviation, Inc., was involved in an incident near Fenton, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 03:00
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Fenton, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Weiss (3WA)
- Coordinates
- 38.5297, -90.4498
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft E18S
- Registration
- N3606B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Executive Aviation, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Detroit → Fenton
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- MKC82IA128
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
THE LANDING GEAR WAS REPORTEDLY DOWN AND LOCKED PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. A WITNESS SAID THE GEAR WAS DOWN PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN BUT COLLAPSED IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHDOWN. BROKEN WIRES ON THE LANDING GEAR SQUAT SWITCH HAD DISABLED THE LDG GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM. A SMALL POSTCRASH ENGINE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY FIRE DEPT PERSONNEL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft E18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 1982 | Beechcraft E18S | Lakewood, New Jersey, United States | Fitness Marketing Association | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1982 | Beechcraft E18S | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | Richard Mitchell | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1982 | Beechcraft E18S | Hakalau, Hawaii, United States | Island Airlines Hawaii, Ltd. | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Mar 1982 | Beechcraft E18S | Charlotte, Texas, United States | Federated Air Freight | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1982 | Beechcraft E18S | Lubbock, Texas, United States | Coker Airfreight, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1983 | Beechcraft E18S | Jonesboro, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 1982 | Cessna 172N | Lake of the Oza, Missouri, United States | Wayne Collins Merle Nelson | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 May 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Columbia, Missouri, United States | Olan R. McGee | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1982 | Bellanca 17-30 | Columbia, Missouri, United States | John M. Lindhorst | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1982 | Bensen M8M | Gerald, Missouri, United States | Richard J. Barlow | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1982 | Cessna A188 | Appleton City, Missouri, United States | Odell Priest | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1982 | Bell 47G-2 | Osage Beech, Missouri, United States | East Bank Co. | No injuries | - |