Beechcraft E18S N563W
10 August 1990 · Greenwood, South Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 August 1990 at about 03:45 local time, a Beechcraft E18S registered N563W, operated by Royal Air Freight, was involved in an accident near Greenwood, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 03:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Greenwood County (GRD)
- Coordinates
- 34.1908, -82.1498
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft E18S
- Registration
- N563W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Royal Air Freight
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Greenwood → Pontiac
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ATL90FA157
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURE BY SHUTTING DOWN THE WRONG ENGINE, WHICH RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FAILURE OF THE NUMBER THREE INTAKE VALVE IN THE RIGHT ENGINE DUE TO FATIGUE, AND TREES IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE RIGHT ENGINE LOST POWER DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB AFTER LIFT-OFF. A WITNESS HEARD A NOISE & OBSERVED FLAMES COMING FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE COWLING AS THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED. THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A TURN AFTER CLIMBING ABOUT 200 FT, DESCENDED THROUGH A SMALL GROVE OF TREES, CRASHED IN A PASTURE, AND BURNED. DURING TAKEOFF, THE PLANE'S GROSS WEIGHT WAS ABOUT 11,050 LBS & THE CG WAS BEHIND THE AFT LIMIT. ITS MAXIMUM CERTIFIED WEIGHT LIMIT WAS 9700 LBS. THE PILOT WAS AWARE OF A GROSS WEIGHT PROBLEM BEFORE TAKEOFF. AN EXAM REVEALED EVIDENCE THAT THE LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER WAS IN THE FEATHERED POSITION & THE RIGHT PROPELLER WAS NOT FEATHERED AT IMPACT. A CHECK OF THE RIGHT ENGINE DISCLOSED THAT THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER INTAKE VALVE HAD FAILED FROM FATIGUE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft E18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 1990 | Beechcraft E18S | Oak Creek, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1991 | Beechcraft E18S | Martinsville, Ohio, United States | Gary Jelinek | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1989 | Beechcraft E18S | Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States | Centre Airlines | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Aug 1991 | Beechcraft E18S | Bimini, Bahamas | Pleasure Flying Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1992 | Beechcraft E18S | Eloy, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1988 | Beechcraft E18S | Cynthiana, Kentucky, United States | Aero-Taxi-Rockford, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep 1990 | Schweizer G-164B | Minturn, South Carolina, United States | Sherman, Richard E. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1990 | Beechcraft A36 | Georgetown, South Carolina, United States | Air and Sea Sales Corporation | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Nov 1990 | Piper PA-24-250 | Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Dec 1990 | Beechcraft D-55 | Greer, South Carolina, United States | Kennedy, Charles L.jr. | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1990 | Piper PA-22-150 | Summerville, South Carolina, United States | Ziebell, Grant G. | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1990 | Cessna A188B | Aiken, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |