Beech E18S accident near Lubbock, Texas, June 30, 1982
On June 30, 1982 at about 5:10 am local time, a Beech E18S, registered N91CA, was substantially damaged in an accident near Lubbock, Texas (Lubbock International airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 30, 1982 · about 5:10 am local time
- Place
- Lubbock, Texas · Lubbock International · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech E18S · all E18Ss on the register
- Registration
- N91CA · registry record · serial BA-33
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER A NORMAL APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN, HE RETRACTED THE FLAPS AND LOWERED THE TAIL. AS HE APPLIED BRAKES, THE RIGHT BRAKE FUNCTIONED, BUT THE LEFT BRAKE HAD NO BRAKING ACTION AND THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT. HE ADVANCED THE RIGHT THROTTLE, BUT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY. AS THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT ENGINE POWER INCREASED AND THE PLANE BEGAN TO TURN BACK TOWARD THE RUNWAY WHEN IT WENT INTO A SHALLOW DRAINAGE DITCH WITH ABOUT 4 FT OF STANDING WATER. AFTER HITTING THE WATER, THE PLANE DECELERATED RAPIDLY AND NOSED OVER. AN INVESTIGATOR REVEALED THAT THE LEFT BRAKE WAS SPONGY AND HAD AIR IN THE RESERVOIR AND LINE. IT WAS NOT DETERMINED WHEN THE SYSTEM WAS LAST INSPECTED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- LOSS OF CONTROL - ON GROUND/WATER during landing - roll
- ON GROUND/WATER ENCOUNTER WITH TERRAIN/WATER during landing - roll
- NOSE OVER during landing - roll
Pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, none, APLN
- Flight time: 5,475 hours in all; 2,460 in this make and model; 135 in the last 90 days; 4,065 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: class 1
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 7,852 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 52 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 9,850 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W R-985-AN14B (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Coker Airfreight, INC.
- Operating certificate: in the vicinity
The flight
- Departed from: Dallas TX at 10:25 pm
- Destination: Lubbock TX
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 26, 8,001 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 180° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 25,000 ft; scattered at 10,000 ft
- Temperature: 167°C, dew point 0°C
- Altimeter: 29 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number FTW82DA253.