19810128004419A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech H-18 · Newhall, CA · January 28, 1981

Date: January 28, 1981 · 00:42 local
Place: Newhall, CA
Airport: Van Nuys
Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N787Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX81FA042
Reported as: Beech H18
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R985*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,053 total15 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N787QRegistration cancelled Nov 3, 2010 · Beech H-18S/N BA-662 · Built 1964 Airframe modelBeech H-18 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot reported losing engine and requested vector to airport. Aircraft crashed into mountain at 2200 feet level.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED LOSING ENGINE AND REQUESTED VECTOR TO AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO MOUNTAIN AT 2200 FEET LEVEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX81FA042Accident · 2 fatalClosedNewhall, CAJan 28, 1981 · Destroyed

Other reports on N787Q · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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