Put-in-Bay - Port Clinton

On July 1, 1977 at 01:46 PM, Put-in-Bay - Port Clinton experienced a crash involving Ford 4, operated by Island Airlines, with the event recorded near Put-in-Bay Ohio.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 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: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. After takeoff, two of the three engines lost power. The pilot elected to return when the airplane struck power cables and crashed in a field. All three occupants were seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N7584, MSN 4-AT-38, year of manufacture 1928.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.6519°, -82.8187°.