Pittsburgh - Cleveland

On August 17, 1977 at 05:41 AM, Pittsburgh - Cleveland experienced a crash involving Beechcraft G18S, operated by Flight Express Cargo, with the event recorded near Pittsburgh-Intl Pennsylvania.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a city crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from Pittsburgh-Intl Airport, while climbing, the right engine failed. The pilot-in-command initiated a right turn and attempted to return to the airport when the airplane stalled and crashed in flames in a residential area located in Coraopolis, about three miles northeast of the airport. The aircraft was destroyed and both pilots were seriously injured. There were no injuries on the ground.

Aircraft reference details include registration N75FA, MSN BA-498, year of manufacture 1960.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.4922°, -80.2038°.