Detroit - Saint Louis

On August 7, 1974 at 11:04 AM, Detroit - Saint Louis experienced a crash involving Beechcraft D18, operated by Bard Air Freight, with the event recorded near Detroit-City (Coleman A. Young) Michigan.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) 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. During the takeoff roll at Detroit-City-Coleman A. Young Airport, the twin engine airplane went out of control, slid on the ground, overran and came to rest in flames. The pilot escaped with minor injuries while the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N35CB, MSN A-206, year of manufacture 1946.