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