Beechcraft D18S N8999E
28 October 1970 · Plymouth, Michigan, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 28 October 1970 at about 09:28 local time, a Beechcraft D18S registered N8999E, operated by American Aviat, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Plymouth, Michigan, United States. 8 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured, 5 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:28
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Plymouth, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Plymouth
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft D18S
- Registration
- N8999E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- American Aviat
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Pelee, Canada
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2385
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
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
OBS SAW ACFT PITCH UP SHARPLY. OVER GROSS WT ABOUT 300 LBS, CG ABOUT 5 INCHES AFT LIMITS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft D18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 1970 | Beechcraft D18S | Avoca, Pennsylvania, United States | Commuter Airl* | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1970 | Beechcraft D18S | Albany, New York, United States | Cutlass Aviat* | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1970 | Beechcraft D18S | Freeport, Other-Foreign Countries | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1970 | Beechcraft D18S | Los Moachis, Mexico | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1970 | Beechcraft D18S | Sn.andros, Other-Foreign Countries | Bush Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1970 | Beechcraft D18S | Binghamton, New York, United States | Commuter Airl* | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |