Saint Louis - Bloomington

On December 21, 1972 at 12:19 PM, Saint Louis - Bloomington experienced a crash involving Beechcraft H18, operated by Williams Patent Crusher %26 Pulverizer Company, with the event recorded near Bloomington Illinois.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business 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, 2 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: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On final approach to Bloomington Airport, the pilot lost control of the airplane that nosed down and crashed in flames few hundred yards short of runway threshold. The twin engine aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N800G, MSN BA-661, year of manufacture 1964.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.4798°, -88.9939°.