Beechcraft E18 crash, Mar 2, 1968 (1 killed), Salisbury N...
Beechcraft E18 accident on March 2, 1968 near Salisbury North Carolina, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: In flight fire at the rear of the...
- Date: March 2, 1968
- Aircraft: Beechcraft E18
- Location: Salisbury North Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: In flight fire at the rear of the instrument panel; the ignition source was never determined.
A Beechcraft E18S cargo flight reported an in flight fire and was cleared to divert to Salisbury Rowan County Airport. On approach the aircraft went out of control and crashed in flames short of the runway. One pilot was killed and the passenger and the other pilot were seriously injured.