Marco Island - Marco Island

On March 25, 1972 at 12:30 PM, Marco Island - Marco Island experienced a crash involving Beechcraft H18, operated by Niles Machine, with the event recorded near Marco Island Florida.

The flight was categorized as private 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, 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. During the takeoff roll at Marco Island Airport, the pilot decided to abort for unknown reason. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the twin engine airplane overran and collided with a small concrete wall before coming to rest. While both occupants were slightly injured, the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration N24K, MSN BA-648, year of manufacture 1963.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 25.9373°, -81.7157°.