Crash of a Beechcraft G18S in Pittsburgh

Date & Time: Nov 12, 1970 at 1817 LT
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft G18S
Operator:
Rambar Aviation
Registration:
N871MP
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Parkersburg - Pittsburgh
MSN:
BA-610
YOM:
1962
Location:
Pittsburgh-Intl
Pennsylvania
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total hours on type:
1800.00
Circumstances:
While approaching Pittsburgh-Greater Pittsburgh Airport by night, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low when the airplane struck tree tops and crashed 3 miles short of runway. All seven occupants were seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Improper IFR operation on part of the crew who misread or failed to read the instruments on approach. The airplane hit the ground 3 miles short of runway, about 950 feet below glide slope.
Final Report:

Crash of a Beechcraft G18 in Kenai

Date & Time: Dec 18, 1968 at 1402 LT
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft G18S
Operator:
North Air
Registration:
N5730U
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
BA-489
YOM:
1960
Location:
Kenai
Alaska
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
2525
Captain / Total hours on type:
470.00
Circumstances:
While approaching Kenai, the crew encountered icing conditions. During a last turn to join the approach path, the twin engine aircraft stalled and crashed few km short of runway. All nine occupants were injured, four of them seriously.
Probable cause:
The accident was probably caused by the combination of the following factors:
- The pilot failed to obtain/maintain flying speed,
- Poorly planned approach,
- Aircraft not aligned with runway,
- Icing conditions, including sleet and freezing rain,
- Fog,
- Heavy aircraft icing with ice fog encountered during circling approach,
- Stalled during attempt to align with runway.
Final Report:

Crash of a Beechcraft G18S in Weston: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 19, 1968 at 0955 LT
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft G18S
Operator:
D. L. Peterson Trust
Registration:
N172S
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Executive/Corporate/Business
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
BA-541
YOM:
1960
Location:
Weston
Vermont
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Captain / Total flying hours:
6221
Captain / Total hours on type:
711.00
Circumstances:
While cruising under VFR mode in foggy conditions, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane struck the slope of a mountain shrouded in clouds and located in the region of Weston. The aircraft was destroyed and all seven occupants have been killed.
Probable cause:
The crew continued under VFR mode in adverse weather conditions and became lost and disoriented. The crew attempted an IFR flight with know defective directional gyro.
Final Report:

Crash of a Beechcraft G18S in Usran: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft G18S
Operator:
Registration:
HZ-IBN
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Khamis Mushait – Usran
MSN:
BA-493
YOM:
1960
Location:
Usran
ʿAsīr (عسير‎)
Country:
Saudi Arabia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The Saudi businessman Mohammed bin Ladin who created the Saudi Binladin Group in 1931 arrived at Khamis Mushait Airport with his Hawkey Siddeley HS.121 and was forced to change and to take his Beechcraft 18 to continue to Usran which was not equipped with any aerodrome. The goal of his trip was to inspect the different works under progress in the region. While approaching Usran, some 45 km southeast of Khamis Mushait, the twin engine airplane was too low and struck the slope of a mountain and was destroyed. Both occupants were killed, the pilot and Mohammed bin Ladin.

Crash of a Beechcraft G18S in Kabalebo

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1965
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft G18S
Operator:
Registration:
PZ-TAR
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
BA-584
YOM:
1961
Location:
Kabelebo
Sipaliwini
Country:
Suriname
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing at Kabalebo Airstrip. There were no casualties but the JATO equipped aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Beechcraft G18S in Toadlena: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 16, 1964 at 1225 LT
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft G18S
Operator:
Registration:
N9423Y
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
BA-569
YOM:
1961
Location:
Toadlena
New Mexico
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Captain / Total flying hours:
11280
Aircraft flight hours:
2130
Circumstances:
While cruising under VFR mode in clouds, the pilot lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed in flames near Toadlena. All four occupants were killed and the aircraft was totally destroyed.
Probable cause:
Airframe failure in flight (normal cruise) due to wings spars fatigue fracture. Presence of turbulences associated with clouds and/or thunderstorms, downdrafts and updrafts was considered as a contributing factor.
Final Report:
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