# NTSB DIA68A0034: Beech E18S, N281FM, Salisbury, NC, March 2, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1968
- Place: Salisbury, NC · SALISBURY, NC
- Location: 35.6651° N, 80.4919° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salisbury, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6651&lon=-80.4919&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111508
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68A0034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68A0034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1057   68/3/2    SALISBURY,NC        BEECH E18S          CR-  1  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0045                    N281FM              PX-  0  1  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 42, 5539 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            5 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROWAN COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FIRE OCCURRED AT REAR OF INST PANEL.SOURCE OF IGNITION UNDETERMINED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N281FM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Rowan County

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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