Beechcraft E18 crash, Jan 3, 1965 (4 killed), Henderson K...
Beechcraft E18 accident on January 3, 1965 near Henderson Kentucky, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: Left engine propeller blade separation due...
- Date: January 3, 1965
- Aircraft: Beechcraft E18
- Location: Henderson Kentucky, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Left engine propeller blade separation due to fatigue fracture, leading to a left engine tearaway
A Beechcraft E18S (N208UB) operated by Dow McDonald Company was at cruising altitude near Henderson, Kentucky, on 3 January 1965 when a propeller blade on the left engine separated. The crew lost control, the aircraft dove into a lake, and all four occupants were killed.