Accident Beechcraft E18S N101VE,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37716
 
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Date:Sunday 28 September 1986
Time:22:54
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft E18S
Owner/operator:Viking Express
Registration: N101VE
MSN: BA109
Total airframe hrs:17743 hours
Engine model:P&W 985-AN14B
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Chicago, IL -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Chicago, IL (MDW)
Destination airport:Covington, KY (CVG)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE ACFT HAD DEPARTED ON RNWY 13. HE WAS THEN DIRECTED TO CLIMB TO 6000 FT. THIRTY SECONDS LATER HE ADVISED HE HAD ENG TROUBLE AND WAS RETURNING TO THE ARPT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER HE ADVISED HE COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALT. THE ACFT, ONE MILE SE OF THE airport, STRUCK THE ROOFS OF TWO FAMILY TYPE RESIDENCES. THEN STRUCK TWO GARAGES, GROUND IMPACTED AND STRUCK THE REAR AREA OF A THIRD RESIDENCE. AN INTENSE FIRE FOLLOWED. LEFT ENG HAD IMPELLER FAILURE. PROP WAS PITCHED BETWEEN LOW AND HIGH RPM. CAUSE:

Sources:

NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X34734

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
15 August 1985 N44N Sky Freighter, Inc. 0 Billings, MT sub

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Oct-2008 10:30 ASN archive Added
21-Dec-2016 19:23 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]

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