Beechcraft H18S N2345Z
23 December 1970 · Lansing, Michigan, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 23 December 1970 at about 00:59 local time, a Beechcraft H18S registered N2345Z, operated by Fontana Aviati, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Lansing, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:59
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lansing, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lansing
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft H18S
- Registration
- N2345Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Fontana Aviati
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Iron Mountain, Mich → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4150
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
MAIL FLT. STALLED ON ILS APCH DUE AIRFRAME ICING
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft H18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Dec 1972 | Beechcraft H18S | Bloominton, Illinois, United States | Williams Paten | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Apr 1974 | Beechcraft H18S | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | Island Air * | Fatal | 11 |
| 9 Aug 1964 | Beechcraft H18S | Cincinnati Ohio, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1979 | Beechcraft H18S | Covington, Kentucky, United States | Burlington Air | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1981 | Beechcraft H18S | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | Green MGT Corp | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1981 | Beechcraft H18S | Chicago, Illinois, United States | ACE Air Cargo | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |