Rockingham - Pontiac

On March 2, 1978 at 08:20 PM, Rockingham - Pontiac experienced a crash involving Beechcraft G18S, operated by Wyman Pilot Services, with the event recorded near Rockingham-Hamlet North Carolina.

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. Shortly after a night takeoff from Rockingham-Hamlet Airport, the twin engine airplane struck wires and crashed in flames in a snow covered field. The pilot, sole on board, was seriously injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration N180P, MSN BA-478, year of manufacture 1959.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 34.9432°, -79.7870°.