# NTSB investigations: Beech E18S: Loss of control - in flight

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ATL02LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA131.md): Beech 18 · Venice, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 26, 2002 · N1002C · Destroyed
  > The pilot's improper use of flight controls during takeoff, that resulted in the loss of control during takeoff.
- [NTSB ANC02FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02FA028.md): Beech E18S · Juneau, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 11, 2002 · N686Q · Destroyed
  > The pilot's excessive loading of the airplane that precipitated an inadvertent stall/mush during the initial climb.
- [NTSB NYC97FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97FA057.md): Beech E-18S · Mabie, WV · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 6, 1997 · N54BT · Destroyed
  > The pilot's disregard of the preflight weather briefing for severe weather along his route of flight, and his departure into the known and forecasted severe weather. A factor in the accident was the inadequate FAA oversight of the operator, which fostered an…
- [NTSB CHI95LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA053.md): Beech E18S · Kansas City, MO · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 9, 1994 · N5647D · Destroyed
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed on final approach, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. Factors related to the accident were: the adverse weather (icing) conditions, the accumulation of airframe/wing ice, the pilot's improper use of…
- [NTSB CHI93FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA193.md): Beech E18S · Ypsilanti, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 1993 · N51FG · Destroyed
  > The pilot-in-command's inadequate preflight preparation, false indication (on/off) of attitude indicator, and attitude indicator switched off. Factors were fog, low ceiling, the pilot-in-command's improper use of the attitude indicator, and his lack of total…
- [NTSB ANC90FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA027.md): Beech E18F · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 15, 1990 · N900TH · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate supervision by company/operator personnel and inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the captain, which resulted in an improperly loaded aircraft.
- [NTSB CHI88FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA075.md): Beech E18S · Warren, MI · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 10, 1988 · N900WP · Destroyed
  > The flt was an air taxi cargo flt carrying truck parts. After takeoff, the twr asked the plt if he was in difficulty and the plt replied 'roger' and requested a change of flt plan. The acft was seen flying erratically just above the tree tops. The acft…
- [NTSB MKC87FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA017.md): Beech E18S · Texarkana, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 8, 1986 · N149AA · Destroyed
  > The airplane was on a positioning flight so it would be in place for an early Monday morning freight run. Pilot called for missed approach and after receiving clearance, declared he was in VFR conditions and thought he would land on rwy 31. During a turn, the…
- [NTSB FTW86FPA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FPA13.md): Beech E18S · Terrell, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jan 2, 1986 · N27Y · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported the acft yawed left on takeoff and despite attempted remedial action the acft would not clear odstaclesalong the flt path. Pwr was reduced and a straight in landing was made in a fld aprx 1/4 mile north of the rwy. A witness reported the acft…
- [NTSB CHI85FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA072.md): Beech B-18S · Bellesville, MI · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 19, 1984 · N51FG · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that just after lift off the acft veered to the left going off the rwy striking the ground. Investigationrevealed that the plt in the left seat was receiving training & both plts were at the controls. The acft eng & airframe were inspected &…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1151006', '1151007')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 250))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1151006&occurrence=250

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