Beechcraft G18S N5BA
16 November 1982 · Huntsville, Alabama, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 November 1982 at about 12:45 local time, a Beechcraft G18S registered N5BA, operated by Bo-S-Aire, was involved in an incident near Huntsville, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:45
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Huntsville, Alabama, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft G18S
- Registration
- N5BA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Bo-S-Aire
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Louisville → Hayden
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- ATL83IA034
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
THE LEFT CARGO DOOR SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT. THE DOOR WAS A HAMILTON CARGO DOOR INSTALLED UNDER AN STC WHICH REQUIRED 3 HINGES ON TOP & 3 PINS ON BOTTOM WITH AN OVERCENTER LOCKING MECHANISM ON THE HANDLE FOR THE PINS. THIS DOOR HAD 2 HINGES INSTALLED. ONLY 2 PINS WERE FOUND OPERATIONAL & THERE WAS NO OPERABLE OVERCENTER LOCKING MECHANISM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft G18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 1982 | Beechcraft G18S | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Indianapolis Air Charter, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1982 | Beechcraft G18S | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Viking Express Inc | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1983 | Beechcraft G18S | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States | Air Taxi, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1981 | Beechcraft G18S | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | Sun Internatio | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1981 | Beechcraft G18S | Anvik, Alaska, United States | Alaska Express | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1983 | Beechcraft G18S | Hollywood, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 1982 | Grumman G164B | Opp, Alabama, United States | Robert Dirk Merrill | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1982 | Piper PA-25 | Red Level, Alabama, United States | Charles Lawson | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1982 | Smith Mini | Brownsboro, Alabama, United States | Al Huff | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1982 | Cessna 182B | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States | Jerry T. Montgomery | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1982 | Beechcraft C24R | Mobile, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Sep 1982 | Grumman G-164B | Society Hill, Alabama, United States | James H. Morris | No injuries | - |