Covington - Douglas

On October 17, 1969 at 09:10 AM, Covington - Douglas experienced a crash involving Beechcraft D18, operated by Massey Ferguson, with the event recorded near Macon Georgia.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Both engines failed simultaneously in flight. The pilot reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in flames on a golf course located near Macon. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all four occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N5000S, MSN A-194, year of manufacture 1946.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 32.8407°, -83.6324°.