Beechcraft G18S N318M
16 April 1971 · Grnd Canyon, Arizona, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 April 1971 at about 22:46 local time, a Beechcraft G18S registered N318M, operated by Scientific COM, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Grnd Canyon, Arizona, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:46
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grnd Canyon, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grand Canyon
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft G18S
- Registration
- N318M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Scientific COM
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Los Angeles, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0347
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 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
TURNED R INTO RISING TERRAIN.OVER MAX GROSS WT ABOUT 257 LB.DENSITY ALT ABOUT 7200 FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 1971 | Beechcraft G18S | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | Gust K Newberg | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1972 | Beechcraft G18S | Elkton, Kentucky, United States | Metro Air Syst | Fatal | 11 |
| 12 Nov 1970 | Beechcraft G18S | Clinton, Pennsylvania, United States | Rambar Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1970 | Beechcraft G18S | Springfield, Illinois, United States | M L Hulcher Co | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1970 | Beechcraft G18S | Bac Lieu, Asia | Air America, In | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1972 | Beechcraft G18S | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Apollo Airway* | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |