Aviation Crash Map

Beechcraft E18S N49MA

20 March 1985 · St. Thomas · No injuries

Summary

On 20 March 1985 at about 20:45 local time, a Beechcraft E18S registered N49MA, operated by Four Star Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near St. Thomas. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 20:45
Classification
Accident
Location
St. Thomas
Nearest airport
Cyril E. King (STT)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Beechcraft E18S
Registration
N49MA
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Four Star Aviation, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → San Juan
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA85LA127

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 PLT LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT DURING TAKEOFF WITH A SLIGHT TAILWIND COMPONENT & THE ACFT GROUND LOOPED. LATER, THE PLT REALIZED THAT THE TAIL WHEEL WAS NOT LOCKED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
21 Jun 1985 Beechcraft E18S
N19T
Birmingham, Alabama, United States - Fatal 1
6 May 1985 Beechcraft E18S
N57AE
West Palm Bch, Florida, United States Airsouth, Inc. Minor injuries -
1 Feb 1985 Beechcraft E18S
N95HA
Huntington, West Virginia, United States - Serious injuries -
25 Apr 1985 Beechcraft E18S
N67A
Fishersville, Virginia, United States - No injuries -
24 Nov 1985 Beechcraft E18S
N46L
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States Summit City Air Charter, Inc. No injuries -
21 Apr 1985 Beechcraft E18S
N68V
Janesville, Wisconsin, United States J. Richard Wixom No injuries -

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