Volpar E18S N60K
20 March 1972 · Hickory, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 March 1972 at about 10:50 local time, a Volpar E18S registered N60K, operated by Catawba Air TR, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Hickory, North Carolina, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hickory, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hickory
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Volpar E18S
- Registration
- N60K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Catawba Air TR
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Charlotte, Nc → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0122
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
TOP BRACE ASSY P/N404-188406 SEPD TOP, BOTTOM WELD AREA.5HRS SINCE 100HR ANNL.SERV BULLETIN 11 NCW.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Volpar E18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 1971 | Volpar E18S | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Florida Commun | Fatal | 8 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |