Lansing - Iron Mountain

On July 3, 1974 at 01:45 AM, Lansing - Iron Mountain experienced a crash involving Beechcraft H18, operated by Fontana Aviation, with the event recorded near Iron Mountain Michigan.

The flight was categorized as cargo 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, 1 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On a night approach to Iron Mountain-Ford Airport, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions and very limited visibility. On final, he failed to realize his altitude was too low when the airplane struck a dirt bank and crashed in flames. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N73FA, MSN BA-649, year of manufacture 1963.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.8202°, -88.0660°.