Iron Mountain - Iron Mountain

On July 27, 1965 at 08:05 PM, Iron Mountain - Iron Mountain experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 65 Queen Air, operated by Hartzog-Schneck Aviation, with the event recorded near Iron Mountain Michigan.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On final approach to Iron Mountain-Ford Airport, while on a local training mission, the crew voluntarily shut down one engine to simulate a failure. Due to insufficient speed, the airplane stalled and crashed in a field located few miles short of runway. While both occupants were slightly injured, the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration N575K, MSN LC-173, year of manufacture 1965.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.8202°, -88.0660°.