Beechcraft 18 N5724M
16 August 1989 · Greenwood, Mississippi, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 August 1989 at about 00:45 local time, a Beechcraft 18 registered N5724M was involved in an accident near Greenwood, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greenwood, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- Greenwood Leflore (GWO)
- Coordinates
- 33.5108, -90.1896
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 18
- Registration
- N5724M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Columbus → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- MIA89LA224
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
INADVERTENT WHEELS UP LANDING BY THE PILOT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT STATED THAT HE LOWERED THE GEAR HANDLE & SAW THE 3 GEAR DOWN & LOCKED LIGHTS BEFORE LANDING. DURING THE FLARE, HE PERCEIVED HIS ALT ABOVE THE RWY TO BE LOWER THAN NORMAL. HE APPLIED POWER TO GO AROUND, BUT THE ACFT SETTLED TO THE RWY & ONE OF THE ENGS TORE LOOSE. AN EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED THE GEAR WAS IN THE UP POSITION DURING TOUCHDOWN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Dec 1989 | Beechcraft 18 | Brevig Mission, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1988 | Beechcraft 18S | Morganton, North Carolina, United States | Saber Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1992 | Beechcraft 18T | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | Mohican Air Service Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Mar 1986 | Beechcraft 18 | Seattle, Washington, United States | Methow Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1993 | Beechcraft 18-C45G | Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States | Crites, Kenneth J. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1994 | Beechcraft 18S | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 1989 | Cessna 172M | Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 May 1989 | Air Tractor AT-401 | Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1989 | Beechcraft A36 | Shelby, Mississippi, United States | Nesbitt, Reeves | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Aug 1989 | Cessna 177RG | Janice, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Oct 1989 | Beechcraft 58P | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1989 | Beechcraft G18S | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |