Beechcraft E18S N979SB
22 August 1977 · Catalina Is, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 August 1977 at about 21:06 local time, a Beechcraft E18S registered N979SB, operated by Air Fast Frght, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Catalina Is, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:06
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Catalina Is, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Catalina
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft E18S
- Registration
- N979SB
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Air Fast Frght
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Long Beach, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3452
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
PILOT, CARBON MONOXIDE 45%, COPILOT 16.8%.CABIN HEATER, CRACKS IN COMBUSTION CHAMBER
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft E18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 1977 | Beechcraft E18S | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Precision Vall | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1977 | Beechcraft E18S | Plymouth, Indiana, United States | Blackhawk Airw | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft E18S | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Apollo Airways | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1977 | Beechcraft E18S | Santa Nella, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1977 | Beechcraft E18S | Buckeye Lake, Ohio, United States | Flight Expres* | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1977 | Beechcraft E18S | Golovin, Alaska, United States | Teller Air SER | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |