East Alton - West Helena

On December 14, 1972 at 04:40 PM, East Alton - West Helena experienced a crash involving Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, operated by Private Guatemalan, with the event recorded near Tunica Mississippi.

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

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. After landing at Tunica Airport in heavy rain falls, the pilot vacated the runway to reach the parking area when the aircraft collided with a parked Cessna 188 registered N8196V. Both airplanes caught fire and were quickly destroyed. The pilot escaped uninjured while the second aircraft was unoccupied.

Aircraft reference details include registration TG-HIH, MSN AF-667, year of manufacture 1954.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 34.6399°, -90.3624°.