Beechcraft 18 N700WA
6 July 1996 · Fairbanks, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 July 1996 at about 18:00 local time, a Beechcraft 18 registered N700WA, operated by FS Air Service, was involved in an accident near Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. 5 people were 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 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Van Curler's Bar
- Coordinates
- 64.8107, -147.7203
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 18
- Registration
- N700WA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- FS Air Service
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anchorage → Fairbanks
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC96LA096
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
The malfunction of the propeller control unit on the right engine.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During landing on the gravel airstrip, as the pilot placed the propellers into reverse, the airplane began to veer left. He applied right brake and continued to apply more reverse on the right engine. He was unable to control the airplane, and the airplane departed the left side of the airstrip and encountered brush and rough terrain. Examination of the engines revealed that a pin in the right engine propeller control unit, on which the propeller control cam slides, separated. The cockpit propeller control operates the control cam directly. Examination of the fracture surface of the pin disclosed that the pin failed in overload.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec 1996 | Beechcraft 18G | Roosevelt Roads | MBD Corporation | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Oct 1997 | Beechcraft 18 [C-45H] | Orlando, Florida, United States | Carib-Air Cargo Inc | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1994 | Beechcraft 18S | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1994 | Beechcraft 18 | Belleville, Michigan, United States | Kalitta Flying Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1993 | Beechcraft 18-C45G | Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States | Crites, Kenneth J. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1992 | Beechcraft 18T | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | Mohican Air Service Inc | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 1996 | Piper PA-28 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1996 | Piper PA-11 | Paxson, Alaska, United States | Mark W. Barkdull | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1996 | Piper PA-14 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | David Calkins | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1996 | Piper PA-18 | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1996 | Cessna 180H | Palmer, Alaska, United States | Richard Greeno | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1996 | Piper PA-18 | Kasilof, Alaska, United States | Paul G. Isaak | No injuries | - |