Beechcraft E18 crash, Sep 28, 1986 (1 killed), Chicago-Mi...
Beechcraft E18 accident on September 28, 1986 near Chicago-Midway, Illinois, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Left engine impeller failure, with...
- Date: September 28, 1986
- Aircraft: Beechcraft E18
- Location: Chicago-Midway, Illinois, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Left engine impeller failure, with the propeller pitched between low and high rpm, according to the NTSB narrative summarized by ASN.
Viking Express Beechcraft E18S N101VE was on a nonscheduled air taxi flight from Chicago Midway when its left engine lost power shortly after takeoff on 28 September 1986. The pilot tried to return to the airport but could not maintain altitude, and the aircraft struck the roofs of two houses and two garages about a mile southeast of the airport before an intense fire broke out. The single occupant was killed and the aircraft was destroyed.