Beech C18S accident near Waldron, AR
On May 24, 1999, a Beech C18S (airplane) was involved in an accident near Waldron, AR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 24, 1999
- Place
- Waldron, AR
- Aircraft
- Beech C18S · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.890°N, 94.090°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X18762
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 23, 1999, approximately 1915 central daylight time, a Beech C18S twin engine airplane, N9729H, owned and operated by a private individual, impacted terrain during a forced landing following the separation of a propeller blade in cruise flight near Waldron, Arkansas. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and fire, and the commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. A VFR flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 cross-country business flight. The airplane departed Beaumont, Texas, about 1700 with a destination of Springdale, Arkansas. According to air traffic control personnel, after the flight departed from Beaumont, the pilot requested and received VFR radar advisory service. The pilot was in contact with the approach control facility in Fort Smith, Arkansas, when, at 1912, he reported that he had "lost an engine." At this time, the airplane was on a northerly heading, at an altitude of 5,500 feet msl, approximately 1 nautical mile north of the Waldron Municipal Airport. The controller advised the pilot of his position relative to the Waldron Airport, and the pilot elected to turn back to Waldron and land. Radar and radio contact with the airplane were lost at 1915. A witness, who was in the town of Waldron (about 2 statute miles northeast of the airport), reported that he observed the airplane south of his position heading north. He "witnessed [the airplane] emit short trail of white smoke from #2 [right] engine, two seconds later, saw flash under r
Probable cause
the separation of a propeller blade in cruise flight as a result of fatigue cracking emanating from surface corrosion pitting.
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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.
