Cleveland - Cleveland

On April 28, 1973 at 05:30 PM, Cleveland - Cleveland experienced a crash involving Beechcraft C18S, operated by Gary D. Lewis, with the event recorded near Cleveland Texas.

The flight was categorized as skydiving / paratroopers 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 technical failure. Following a local skydiving mission, the pilot was returning to Cleveland Airport. On final approach, both engines failed due to fuel exhaustion. The airplane lost height and while avoiding power cables, the pilot lost control of the airplane that stalled and crashed in an open field. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot was injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration N6417C, MSN 5549, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 30.3415°, -95.0900°.