Beechcraft E18S N51FG
8 June 1993 · Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 June 1993 at about 09:02 local time, a Beechcraft E18S registered N51FG, operated by Active Aero Charter, Inc., was involved in an accident near Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 09:02
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Willow Run (YIP)
- Coordinates
- 42.2396, -83.6197
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft E18S
- Registration
- N51FG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Active Aero Charter, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Louisville
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- CHI93FA193
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION, FALSE INDICATION (ON/OFF) OF ATTITUDE INDICATOR, AND ATTITUDE INDICATOR SWITCHED OFF. FACTORS WERE FOG, LOW CEILING, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER USE OF THE ATTITUDE INDICATOR, AND HIS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF AIRPLANE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING HIS INITIAL REVENUE AND SOLO FLIGHT FOR THIS COMPANY, IN THIS TYPE OF AIRPLANE. THE WEATHER FOR TAKEOFF INCLUDED FOG AND LOW CEILINGS. THE AIRPLANE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A PRIMARY (LEFT) ATTITUDE INDICATOR WHICH WAS ELECTRICALLY OPERATED VIA AN INDEPENDENT SWITCH. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS THE ONLY SUCH AIRPLANE OPERATED BY THIS COMPANY, WITH AN INDEPENDENT SWITCH CONFIGURATION FOR THE PRIMARY ATTITUDE INDICATOR. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN ON THE AIRPORT, JUST AFTER TAKEOFF. SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION REVEALED NO ANOMALIES WITH THE ENGINES OR AIRFRAME. THE PRIMARY ATTITUDE INDICATOR WAS LOCATED. ON EXAMINATION IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A MALFUNCTIONING ON/OFF FLAG WHICH GAVE THE INDICATION OF BEING OPERATIVE REGARDLESS OF POWER TO THE UNIT. NO ROTATIONAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED WITHIN THE GYRO HOUSING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft E18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1993 | Beechcraft E18S | Lemont, Pennsylvania, United States | Centre Airlines | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 May 1993 | Beechcraft E18S | Xenia, Ohio, United States | Skydive Greene Co Inc | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1992 | Beechcraft E18S | Eloy, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1994 | Beechcraft E18S | Laurens, South Carolina, United States | Melendez, Jesus | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1994 | Beechcraft E18S | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Apr 1992 | Beechcraft E18S | Mount Haleakala, Hawaii, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jan 1993 | Cessna T337G | Smiths Creek, Michigan, United States | Mowat, Douglas H. | Fatal | 3 |
| 8 Jan 1993 | De Havilland DHC-8-102 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Mesaba Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1993 | Fokker F-28 MK 1000 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Usair | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1993 | Bradford Pietenpol SKYSCOUT | Eaton Rapids, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1993 | Cessna 172I | Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jun 1993 | Amato CORBEN JR. ACE | Traverse City, Michigan, United States | Brian C. Amato | No injuries | - |