Beechcraft 55 N18ER
19 September 1983 · Watsonville, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 September 1983 at about 18:00 local time, a Beechcraft 55 registered N18ER was involved in an accident near Watsonville, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Watsonville, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Watsonville (WVI)
- Coordinates
- 36.5990, -121.8795
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 55
- Registration
- N18ER
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Monterey → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX83LVM11
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 ACFT WAS LANDED WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. THE PLT STATED THAT HE LOWERED THE GEAR BUT RAISED IT WHEN THE TOWER REQUESTED THAT HE CIRCLE WHILE EQUIPMENT WAS CLEARED FROM THE RWY. WHEN HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND HE APPROACHED THE RWY ANDAS HE DID SO SAW A PERSON ON THE GROUND WAVING AT HIM BUT HE DID NOT ASSOCIATE IT WITH THE GEAR BEING UP. THE WAVING HE SAID DISTRACTED HIM FROM MAKING HIS FINAL GEAR CHECK AND THE LANDING WAS MADE GEAR UP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 55 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 1983 | Beechcraft 55 | Cornelia, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1984 | Beechcraft 55 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1985 | Beechcraft 55 | Savannah, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1981 | Beechcraft 55 | Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States | General Paint | Fatal | 3 |
| 23 May 1981 | Beechcraft 55 | West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1986 | Beechcraft 55 | Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States | Kenosha Aero, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1983 | Enstrom F280C | Concord, California, United States | Air Executive | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1983 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD | Compton, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Mar 1983 | Van's RV-3A | Bakersfield, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Cessna 150L | Daggett, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172N | Woodland, California, United States | River City Air/Charter | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Fresno, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |