Beechcraft C-18S N64463
9 April 1982 · Hereford, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 April 1982 at about 00:30 local time, a Beechcraft C-18S registered N64463, operated by Charles Androsky, was involved in an accident near Hereford, Texas, United States. 9 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 00:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hereford, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hereford (HRX)
- Coordinates
- 34.8194, -102.3900
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C-18S
- Registration
- N64463
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Charles Androsky
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- North Platte → Herefore
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82DA117
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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
THE PILOT EXPERIENCED TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE DURING FLIGHT. BEFORE LANDING HE ALLOWED THE GEAR TO FREE FALL AND ATTEMPTED TO CRANK IT INTO THE FULLY EXTENDED AND LOCKED POSITION. WHEN THE CRANK WOULD NOT TURN HE ASSUMED THE GEAR WAS IN THE LOCKED DOWN POSITION. THE PILOT LANDED, ROLLED OUT, AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP AND STOPPED. WHEN HE ADDED POWER TO REPOSITION THE AIRCRAFT THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 1985 | Beechcraft C-18S | Deland, Florida, United States | Gregory S. Gibson | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1979 | Beechcraft C-18S | Drake Island, Alaska, United States | Ward Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1977 | Beechcraft C-18S | Sheridan, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1972 | Beechcraft C-18S | McFadden, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 7 |
| 20 Apr 1972 | Beechcraft C-18S | Blackfoot, Idaho, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1972 | Beechcraft C-18S | Santa Rosalin, Mexico | Tiger Flight S | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 1982 | Cessna A150M | Raymondville, Texas, United States | Neal F. Murray | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1982 | Airmate HP-10 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Morris J. Wright | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1982 | American AA-1A | Georgetown, Texas, United States | Delfin Salazar, JR. | No injuries | - |
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| 13 Jun 1982 | I C A Brasov - Romania IS-28B2 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Jorgen Anderson | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-22-150 | Marlin, Texas, United States | RON Noblitt | Serious injuries | - |