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Beechcraft H18 N105PE

25 November 1983 · Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 25 November 1983 at about 13:08 local time, a Beechcraft H18 registered N105PE, operated by Aero Taxi, was involved in an accident near Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and one died. One person on the ground also died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 13:08
Classification
Accident
Location
Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
Nearest airport
Allentown (ABE)
Coordinates
40.5903, -75.4705
Aircraft
Beechcraft H18
Registration
N105PE
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Aero Taxi
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Philadelphia → Wilkes Barre
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC84FA037

People

1 person died, including 1 on the ground.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured On the ground
2 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

WHILE EN ROUTE, THE PLT ENCOUNTERED ICING CONDITIONS, THEN REPORTED HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALT & WAS HAVING ENG PROBLEMS. HE DIVERTED TOWARD ALLENTOWN, PA, THEN ADVISED HE HAD LOST POWER IN THE LEFT ENG. APCH CONTROL BEGAN ISSUING VECTORS FOR A VOR APCH; HOWEVER, THE PLT ADVISED HE WAS UNABLE TO OPEN HIS APCH PLATES & REQUESTED A SURVEILLANCE RADAR APCH. RADAR VECTORS & ADVISORIES WERE PROVIDED UNTIL THE PLT REPORTED HE HAD THE ARPT IN SIGHT. SEVERAL WITNESSES OBSERVED THAT THE LEFT PROP WAS FEATHERED AS THE ACFT APCHD THE ARPT. THE PLT MANEUVERED THE ACFT TO A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RWY 24 AT ABOUT 400 FT AGL WITH THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED. WITNESSES REPORTED THE ACFT'S NOSE PITCH UP, THEN DOWN, THEN THE ACFT ROLLED TO THE LEFT & CRASHED. IN A TRAILER COURT IT HIT A MOBILE HOME & A PROPANE TANK & BURNED. A PERSON IN THE MOBILE HOME WAS FATALLY INJURED. AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THE LEFT PROP BLADES WERE AT THE LOW PITCH STOPS. NO PREIMPACT FAILURES WERE FOUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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