Aviation Crash Map

Beechcraft E18S N380MA

13 August 1982 · Lakewood, New Jersey, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 13 August 1982 at about 22:00 local time, a Beechcraft E18S registered N380MA, operated by Fitness Marketing Association, was involved in an accident near Lakewood, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Lakewood, New Jersey, United States
Nearest airport
Lakewood
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Beechcraft E18S
Registration
N380MA
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Fitness Marketing Association
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Lakewood → Lakewood
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC82FHD18

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 1 1 0

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

PRIOR TO FLT THE SPARK PLUGS ON BOTH ENGS WERE REPLACED DUE TO MINOR ENG VIBRATION & THE LANDING GEAR RETRACT SYSTEM WIRING REPAIRED DUE TO THE GEAR NOT RETRACTING ELECTRICALLY ON A PRIOR OCCASION. AFTER TAKEOFF THE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT ELECTRICALLY & THE PASSENGER HAD TO CRANK UP THE GEAR MANUALLY. AFTER THE PARACHUTE JUMP THE PLT SHUT DOWN THE LEFT ENG TO ISOLATE THE VIBRATION. HE THEN STARTED THE LEFT ENG & FEATHERED THE RIGHT ENG. UNABLE TO UNFEATHER THE RIGHTENG HE ELECTED TO LAND WITH FULL FLAPS & GEAR DOWN AFTER A STRAIGHT-IN APPROACH. AS HE APPROACHED THE THRESHOLD A C-150 TAXIED ONTO THE RWY. THE PLT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND WHILE TRYING TO RETRACT THE FLAPS & GEAR ELECTRICALLY WITHOUT RESULTS.THE PAX WAS ATTEMPTING TO RETRACT THE GEAR MANUALLY WHEN THE ACFT STRUCK A TREE. THE PLT STATED HE DID NOT MAKE HIS LANDING INTENTIONS KNOWN ON UNICOM DURING THE APPROACH. NO PRE-IMPACT DESCREPANCIES WERE FOUND TO PRECLUDE NORMAL PROP OPERATION. NORMAL ELECT POWER IS HALVED WITH ONE GENERATION INOPERATIVE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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