Crash of a Beechcraft D18S in Tullahoma

Date & Time: Feb 14, 1974 at 0235 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N313A
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Nashville - Chattanooga
MSN:
A-257
YOM:
1946
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
1244
Captain / Total hours on type:
385.00
Circumstances:
While on a night approach to Tullahoma Airport, the left engine caught fire. The crew was able to extinguish the fire and the propeller was feathered. Unfortunately, the pilot missed the runway and the captain decided to initiate a go-around manoeuvre when the airplane stalled and crashed. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Fire on left engine after a fuel line failed on approach. The following factors were reported:
- Loose parts,
- Failed to maintain flying speed,
- Fire in engine,
- Low ceiling,
- Obstructions to vision,
- Suspected or known aircraft damage,
- Loose fuel line.
Final Report:

Crash of a Beechcraft D18S in Timberon

Date & Time: Jun 16, 1973 at 0730 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
N26Q
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Timberon - El Paso
MSN:
A-953
YOM:
1953
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
2400
Captain / Total hours on type:
140.00
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane did not liftoff, struck trees at the end of the runway and crashed in flames. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was slightly injured.
Probable cause:
The pilot delayed action in aborting takeoff and selected the wrong runway relative to existing wind. The following factors were reported:
- Downwind,
- High obstructions.
Final Report:

Crash of a Beechcraft D18S in Feeding Hills: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1973 at 1218 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N8615A
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
A-522
YOM:
1950
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Captain / Total flying hours:
850
Circumstances:
While cruising at low altitude while on a local flight, both engines stopped simultaneously. The pilot made a sharp turn to avoid a collision with a house when the airplane stalled and crashed. Both occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Double engine failure in flight caused by a fuel starvation and mismanagement of fuel.
Final Report:

Crassh of a Beechcraft D18S in Reykjavik

Date & Time: Feb 27, 1973
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
TF-REE
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
A-226
YOM:
1946
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
For unknown reason, the airplane belly landed at Reykjavik Airport and was damaged beyond repair. The pilot, sole on board, escaped uninjured.

Crash of a Beechcraft D18S in Paris: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 7, 1973 at 2000 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
N80042
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Bowling Green - Paris
MSN:
A-186
YOM:
1946
Location:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Captain / Total flying hours:
19950
Circumstances:
The crew started the approach to Paris Airport by night and poor weather conditions. On final in heavy rain showers, the pilot-in-command passed below the minimum descent altitude when the twin engine airplane struck trees and crashed in flames. All four occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Improper IFR operation on part of the pilot-in-command. The following factors were reported:
- Low ceiling, rain and fog,
- Visibility one mile or less,
- Descended below MDA in heavy rain until impact with trees.
Final Report:

Crash of a Beechcraft D18S in White Mountain Lake: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 18, 1972 at 1445 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
N5299C
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
A-538
YOM:
1950
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Captain / Total flying hours:
3000
Circumstances:
While completing a last turn in an attempt to land on a road, the pilot lost control of the airplane that stalled and crashed in flames. The pilot, sole on board, was killed. He was involved in an illegal smuggling flight, carrying a load of narcotics.
Probable cause:
The pilot failed to maintain flying speed during the last turn, causing the aircraft to stall and to crash. The following factors were reported:
- Poorly planned approach,
- Low altitude turn to land on road,
- Narcotics on board.
Final Report:

Crash of a Beechcraft D18 near Hottah Lake: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1972
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CF-RLD
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Cambridge Bay – Yellowknife
MSN:
A-626
YOM:
1951
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed Cambridge Bay on a mercy flight to Yellowknife, carrying two Inuit patients and a nurse. In unknown circumstances, the aircraft crashed near Hottah Lake, in the region of Great Bear Lake, some 300 km north of Yellowknife. The nurse and a patient were killed while the pilot and the second patient, a boy aged 14, were injured. As the pilot suffered broken bones, the boy helped keep him alive by building a fire and shelter. The pilot resorted to eating flesh from one of the dead passengers while the boy abstained. About three weeks after the accident, the boy died of hunger and cold. On December 7, 1972 a Hercules on a routine mission picked up the ELT of the crashed plane. Shortly after two rescue specialists were dropped but unfortunately only the pilot was still alive.

Crash of a Beechcraft D18S in Sint Maarten

Date & Time: Aug 4, 1972 at 1117 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
N103P
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
San Juan - Sint Maarten
MSN:
A-370
YOM:
1947
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
For unknown reason, the airplane landed hard and bounced several times. It went off runway and came to rest. While both occupants were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Final Report:

Crash of a Beechcraft D18S in Mazatlán

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1972 at 0600 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
N422T
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
A-407
YOM:
1947
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
320
Captain / Total hours on type:
150.00
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Mazatlán-General Rafael Buelna Airport, while in initial climb, one of the engine lost power. The airplane lost height and crashed. While both occupants escaped uninjured, the airplane was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Loss of power for undetermined reason. Suspected mechanical discrepancy.
Final Report:

Crash of a Beechcraft D18 in Winnipeg: 9 killed

Date & Time: Jun 24, 1972 at 1630 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CF-IRY
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Winnipeg - Oxford House
MSN:
A-259
YOM:
1946
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Winnipeg Airport runway 13, while climbing to a height of about 100 feet, the twin engine airplane banked right then stalled and crashed in flames onto two houses located in 426 & 430 Linwood Street, about one km south of the end of runway 13. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all nine occupants were killed, among them seven students returning home. Despite both houses were destroyed, nobody on the ground was wounded. According to eyewitnesses, both engines were not running properly prior to the loss of control.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the loss of control was the consequence of an engine malfunction or failure.