Beechcraft H-18 N5850S
22 September 1987 · Rockford, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 September 1987 at about 13:02 local time, a Beechcraft H-18 registered N5850S, operated by Ronald W. Smith, was involved in an accident near Rockford, Illinois, 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 13:02
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rockford, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.2705, -89.0606
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft H-18
- Registration
- N5850S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Ronald W. Smith
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kenosha → Atlanta
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI87FA219
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
THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS ON A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT FROM KENOSHA, WISCONSIN TO ATLANTA, GEORGIA, AFTER HAVING BEEN WITHOUT SLEEP FOR ABOUT 20 HOURS. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT CIRCLING A SUBDIVISION NEAR ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS AT A LOW ALTITUDE, JUST ABOVE THE TREETOPS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A STEEP LEFT BANK, DESCRIBED AS 70-90 DEGREES, WHEN IT REVERSED DIRECTION INTO A STEEP RIGHT BANK AND DESCENDED INTO THE TREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft H-18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 1987 | Beechcraft H-18 | Sandersville, Georgia, United States | Flite Services, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1986 | Beechcraft H-18 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | ACE Air Cargo Express, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1985 | Beechcraft H-18 | Osage Beach, Missouri, United States | Associates Superior CON. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1985 | Beechcraft H-18 | Dayton, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1990 | Beechcraft H-18 | Nassau, Bahamas | Charles Air Service, Inc. | Unknown | - |
| 20 Mar 1984 | Beechcraft H-18 | Morrisonville, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 1987 | Cessna T210N | Sugar Grove, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1987 | Cessna 172P | Danville, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1987 | Cessna 150H | Tinley Park, Illinois, United States | Alan D. Gjerbe | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1987 | Cessna 150M | Pontiac, Illinois, United States | J. Meyer | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-30B | Decatur, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1987 | Cessna 337 | Kankakee, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |