- Date
- March 8, 1982, 00:00 local (06:00 UTC)
- Place
- Charlotte, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N700WBeech E18S
- Weather
- Not reported
- Status
- Completed · report March 8, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820308002969A
- Case key
- 70201
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
Stolen aircraft/unauthorized use - performedFactor
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Analysis
The aircraft crashed during takeoff from a clearing on a ranch and then was abandoned. The aircraft landing gear struck a concrete trough for watering cattle. Drugs were found on board the aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N700W
- Reported as
- Beech E18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- BA-54
- Airframe hours
- 12,746
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Federated Air Freight
- Registered owner
- Federated Air Freight
- Departed
- San Miguel Ranc, TX
- Airport
- San Miguel Ranch
N700WRegistration cancelled Dec 24, 2014 · Beech E18SAirframe modelBeech E18SEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Not reported
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.