Beechcraft G18S crash, Mar 2, 1978, Rockingham-Hamlet Nor...
Beechcraft G18S accident on March 2, 1978 near Rockingham-Hamlet North Carolina, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Collision with wires during...
- Date: March 2, 1978
- Aircraft: Beechcraft G18S
- Location: Rockingham-Hamlet North Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Collision with wires during initial climb after a night takeoff, attributed to inadequate preflight preparation by the pilot-in-command. Contributing factors included failure to abort the takeoff and a snow-covered runway.
On 2 March 1978 a Beechcraft G18S (N180P) cargo flight from Rockingham to Pontiac struck wires shortly after a night takeoff from Rockingham-Hamlet Airport and crashed in flames in a snow-covered field. The sole occupant, the pilot, was seriously injured.