Cleveland - Detroit

On August 27, 1971 at 03:44 AM, Cleveland - Detroit experienced a crash involving Volpar Turboliner 18, operated by Chicago %26 Southern Airlines, with the event recorded near Cleveland-Hopkins Ohio.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after a night takeoff from Cleveland-Hopkins Airport, the left engine lost power. The airplane lost speed and height, struck trees and the roof of a house and crashed. A pilot was killed while the second occupants was seriously injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration N351V, MSN AF-295, year of manufacture 1953.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.4252°, -81.8329°.