Beech E18S accident near Laurens, SC
On June 4, 1994, a Beech E18S (airplane) was involved in an accident near Laurens, SC. 3 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 4, 1994
- Place
- Laurens, SC
- Aircraft
- Beech E18S · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 3 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.500°N, 82.021°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X01428
NTSB summary
On June 4, 1994, at 1655 eastern daylight time, a Beech E18S, N70CB, collided with the ground, following a loss of engine power, about 3 miles southeast of Laurens County Airport near Laurens, South Carolina. The ferry flight operated under 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage; the pilot and two passengers were seriously injured, and one passenger received minor injuries. The accident occurred during the initial takeoff attempt. Reportedly, the pilot was unable to feather the right propeller, after the right engine failed to produce full power. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector visited the accident site. The owner was authorized to move the airplane to his home base for further examination of the engine. The inspector reported that numerous attempts to contact the pilot since the accident have been unsuccessful. A telephone call was received by this office from a doctor at the Laurens County, South Carolina, hospital requesting an address for the pilot, and one of the passengers, involved in the accident. He stated that efforts to contact the men through the address he had, which was the same one held by this office, had been fruitless. Additionally, he stated that the men had failed to pay their medical bills. Attempts to contact the pilot by this office have also been fruitless. The registered owner of the airplane stated, during telephone conversations, that the airplane actually belonged to the pilot. A letter requesting a report of the acciden
Probable cause
THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON ONE ENGINE FOLLOWED BY FAILURE OF THE PROPELLER TO FEATHER OR BE FEATHERED.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
