Beechcraft D-18S N80W
16 January 1979 · Kenansville, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 January 1979 at about 20:00 local time, a Beechcraft D-18S registered N80W, operated by Steele AVN, Ltd, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Kenansville, Florida, 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 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kenansville, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft D-18S
- Registration
- N80W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Steele AVN, Ltd
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Z → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0275
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
UNAUTHORIZED USE OF ACFT, TRANSPORTING MARIJUANA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft D-18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft D-18S | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | Cardinal Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1978 | Beechcraft D-18S | Flint, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft D-18S | Ocala, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Jul 1977 | Beechcraft D-18S | Trinidad, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1977 | Beechcraft D-18S | Miami, Florida, United States | Air Vero Compa | No injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 1977 | Beechcraft D-18S | Covington, Kentucky, United States | Johnston Airwa | Serious injuries | - |
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| 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 | - |