Beechcraft G18S N528
25 March 1986 · Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 March 1986 at about 16:08 local time, a Beechcraft G18S registered N528 was involved in an accident near Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. 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 16:08
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Municipal (CID)
- Coordinates
- 41.9702, -91.6605
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft G18S
- Registration
- N528
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Moline → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC86LA074
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 PILOT WAS AWARE THAT HE WOULD HAVE A STRONG CROSSWIND ON LANDING. HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 13 WITH WINDS FROM 180 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE THE AIRPLANE WAS ROLLING DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT WING WAS LIFTED BY A WIND GUST AND IT SLOWLY VEERED TO THE LEFT. HE ADDED POWER AND LIFTED THE AIRPLANE INTO THE AIR IN A LEFT TURN. THE WIND GUST STOPPED AND THE AIRPLANE DROPPED TO THE GROUND ON THE LEFT GEAR AND NOSED FORWARD. THE LEFT PROPELLER AND WING TIP HIT THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE CARTWHEELED TO THE LEFT, HITTING THE NOSE, THE RIGHT PROPELLER AND LANDING GEAR AND CAME TO REST 180 DEGREES FROM THE LANDING RUNWAY HEADING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft G18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 1986 | Beechcraft G18S | Janesville, Wisconsin, United States | Richard J. Wixom | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1986 | Beechcraft G18S | Copperhill, Tennessee, United States | K Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Aug 1985 | Beechcraft G18S | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Executive Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1985 | Beechcraft G18S | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Viking Express | No injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1984 | Beechcraft G18S | Laconia, New Hampshire, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1983 | Beechcraft G18S | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States | Air Taxi, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 1986 | Cessna 172 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1986 | Cessna 150 | Bancroft, Iowa, United States | Great Lakes Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 1986 | Piper PA-38-112 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1986 | Piper PA-22-150 | Lytton, Iowa, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Perry, Iowa, United States | Hawkeye Eagle Trailers | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1986 | Cessna 172D | Garden Grove, Iowa, United States | Norman D. Skinner | No injuries | - |