Howard Aero 500 N8020
3 October 1969 · Wheeling, West Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 October 1969 at about 08:32 local time, a Howard Aero 500 registered N8020, operated by Dillon Constru, was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Wheeling, West Virginia, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:32
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Wheeling, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wheeling County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Howard Aero 500
- Registration
- N8020
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Dillon Constru
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Akron, Ohio → Philadelphia, Pa
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 5-0030
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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
FIRE BROKE OUT IN LAVATORY AT REAR OF ACFT. PLT LANDED SAFELY. FIRE EXTINGUISHED OK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Howard Aero 500 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 1969 | Howard Aero 500 | Charleston, West Virginia, United States | Ling-Temco-Vou | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Howard Aero 500 | Washington, Pennsylvania, United States | J.a.olson Co. | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1974 | Howard Aero 500 | Big Spring, Texas, United States | El Paso Produc | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |