Indianapolis - South Bend

On April 1, 1975 at 01:30 AM, Indianapolis - South Bend experienced a crash involving Beechcraft E18, operated by Burlington Air Express, with the event recorded near Argos Indiana.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While in cruising altitude on a cargo flight from Indianapolis to South Bend, the pilot contacted ATC and reported a fire in the cabin. He reduced his altitude when few minutes later, the twin engine airplane struck tree tops and crashed in flames in a wooded area located in the region of Argos. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N140J, MSN BA-334, year of manufacture 1958.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.2373°, -86.2452°.