La Porte - Lansing

On December 24, 1971 at 04:30 PM, La Porte - Lansing experienced a crash involving Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan, operated by Richard E. Ross, with the event recorded near Lansing Illinois.

The flight was categorized as ferry 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: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Following an improper level off, the twin engine airplane crash landed at Lansing Airport, south Chicago, Illinois. Both occupants were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration N588K, MSN 3261, year of manufacture 1942.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.5662°, -87.5382°.