Beechcraft D-18 N1812D
25 May 1979 · Charleston, West Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 25 May 1979 at about 23:17 local time, a Beechcraft D-18 registered N1812D, operated by Wyman Pilot SE, was involved in an accident during in flight near Charleston, West Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Charleston, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kanawha
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft D-18
- Registration
- N1812D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Wyman Pilot SE
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Charlotte, Nc → Youngstown, Oh
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2037
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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 DEPARTED ON LAST LEG OF FLIGHT DESPITE OBSERVING LARGE OIL LEAK.PLT ON DUTY SINCE 0730.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft D-18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft D-18 | Molokai, Hawaii, United States | Alii Air Hawai | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1980 | Beechcraft D-18 | Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States | Condor AVN | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1970 | Beechcraft D-18-S | Manitou Bch, Michigan, United States | Aero-Taxi | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Apr 1965 | Beechcraft D-18 | Caddo Mills Tex, Texas, United States | Dallas Aviatn | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1965 | Beechcraft D-18 | Jamaica Ny, New York, United States | Pilgrim Aviati | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |