N5881C

On January 11, 1965 at 04:30 PM, N5881C experienced a crash involving Beechcraft C18S, operated by Corn Belt Hatcheries of Arkansas, with the event recorded near Quitman Mississippi.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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. While in cruising altitude, both engines failed simultaneously. The pilot informed ATC about his situation and reduced his altitude in an attempt to make an emergency landing. The airplane belly landed in a field located in Quitman and slid for several yards before coming to rest. The pilot was slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration N5881C, MSN 8704, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 34.1920°, -90.2947°.