New Cumberland - Columbus

On June 12, 1981 at 10:22 PM, New Cumberland - Columbus experienced a crash involving Beechcraft G18S, operated by Aero Taxi - USA, with the event recorded near New Cumberland Pennsylvania.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. During the takeoff roll at New Cumberland Airport, the pilot decided to abort the takeoff due to technical issues on the left engine. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the airplane overran, struck a moving vehicle on a road and crashed. The pilot was slightly injured while no one on the ground was injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration N547DA, MSN BA-599, year of manufacture 1962.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.2284°, -76.8674°.