Beechcraft G18S crash, Nov 16, 1978 (2 killed), Hays Kansas
Beechcraft G18S accident on November 16, 1978 near Hays Kansas, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: Stall on final approach after the pilot failed...
- Date: November 16, 1978
- Aircraft: Beechcraft G18S
- Location: Hays Kansas, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Stall on final approach after the pilot failed to maintain flying speed. Contributing factors: low ceiling, icing (sleet and freezing rain), visibility of three miles or less, and fog.
A Beechcraft G18S (N901PC) on a cargo flight from Wichita lost control on final approach to Hays, Kansas, on 16 November 1978, entered a dive and crashed in flames a few miles short of the runway. Both occupants were killed. NTSB case MKC79FA004.