Beechcraft C18S N5080K
17 May 1963 · Peard Bay, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 17 May 1963 at about 19:00 local time, a Beechcraft C18S registered N5080K, operated by Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Peard Bay, Alaska, United States. 8 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Peard Bay, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Liz C
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C18S
- Registration
- N5080K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0035
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
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
RNWY THAWING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft C18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 1964 | Beechcraft C18S | Clarksville Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1964 | Beechcraft C18S | Teterboro Nj, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1962 | Beechcraft C18S | Clear Afbase, Alaska, United States | Alaska Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1962 | Beechcraft C18S | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1964 | Beechcraft C18S | Beaufort N C, North Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1964 | Beechcraft C18S | Marathon Fla, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1963 | Douglas DC-7 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jan 1963 | Vickers 810 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 8 |
| 3 Feb 1963 | Lockheed 1049H | San Francisco, California, United States | Slick Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Feb 1963 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46F | Puyallup, Washington, United States | Zantop Air Transport | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1963 | Fairchild F-27 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | West Coast Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Feb 1963 | Boeing 720B | Miami, Florida, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 43 |