Crash of a Beechcraft E18S near Henderson: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 3, 1965 at 1445 LT
Registration:
N208UB
Survivors:
No
MSN:
BA-331
YOM:
1958
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Captain / Total hours on type:
174.00
Circumstances:
While in cruising altitude, the propeller blades on the left engine detached. Control was lost and the airplane dove into the ground and crashed in a lake located near Henderson. The aircraft was destroyed and all four occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The left engine tearaway following the in-flight separation of the propeller blade due to fatigue fracture.
Final Report:
