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.
Other Beechcraft E18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug 1982 | Beechcraft E18S | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | Richard Mitchell | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1982 | Beechcraft E18S | Fenton, Missouri, United States | Executive Aviation, Inc. | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 1982 | Bellanca 7GCAA | Coltsneck, New Jersey, United States | Warren Weinstein | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1982 | Piper PA-22-160 | Marlboro, New Jersey, United States | M. Josefczyn | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1982 | Mooney M20J | Matawan, New Jersey, United States | Aero Venture, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1982 | Cessna 182N | Ringwood, New Jersey, United States | William McCollum, JR. | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-34-200 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | S. V. Campbell | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 1982 | Cessna 150L | Caldwell, New Jersey, United States | General Aviation | No injuries | - |