# NTSB CHI85FAMS1: Beech E18S, Cleveland, OH, June 6, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Missing aircraft · Final report
- Date: June 6, 1985, 00:15 local (04:15 UTC)
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Coordinates: 41.489177, -81.669876 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4892&lon=-81.6699&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12871
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI85FAMS1
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12871/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FAMS1

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Missing aircraft, unknown
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)

## Analysis

THE FLIGHT DEPARTED & PROCEEDED EN ROUTE WITHOUT INCIDENT. RADAR & RADIO CONTACT WAS MAINTAINED UNTIL THE FLT PROCEEDED OVER LAKE ERIE. THE FLT DID NOT ARRIVE AT IT'S DESTINATION. THE ACFT IS PRESUMED TO HAVE CRASHED IN LAKE ERIE. ONE IDENTIFIABLE 3 FT X 4 FT SECTION OF FLOOR PANEL WAS LOCATED.TWO SMALLER PIECES OF WRECKAGE WERE ALSO FOUND WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN PORTIONS OF CFFIC.

## Aircraft

- Registration: CFFLC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: BA365
- Airframe hours: 4756
- Engines: P&W R985-AN14B 450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Positioning, Part 91
- Registered owner: Skycraft Air Transport, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, May 23, 1985, 55 hours before
- Departed: YOO, OSHAWA
- Destination: CLE, CLEVELAND, OH
- Flight plan: VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 29; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 5,131 total, 340 in this make and model, 3,384 as pilot in command, 219 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 210° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: CLE, 30 nm away

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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