Beaufort - Beaufort

On April 29, 1964 at 06:35 AM, Beaufort - Beaufort experienced a crash involving Beechcraft C18S, operated by Rosenbalm Aviation, with the event recorded near Beaufort-Michael J. Smith North Carolina.

The flight was categorized as spraying (agricultural) 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 human factor. The pilot was engaged in a local flight to test new chemical products for spraying mission. Shortly after takeoff, the twin engine aircraft encountered difficulties to gain height, stalled and crashed in flames. The pilot was seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration N6419C, MSN 6050, year of manufacture 1944.