Pine Bluff - Saint Louis

On March 25, 1978 at 10:52 AM, Pine Bluff - Saint Louis experienced a crash involving Beechcraft H18, operated by Astro Airways, with the event recorded near Saint Louis-Downtown Illinois.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On approach to Saint Louis-Downtown Airport, the crew encountered poor visibility with low ceiling and icing conditions. Too low, the twin engine airplane struck power cables and crashed in Centreville, near the airport. Three passengers were killed while three other occupants were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration N58JM, MSN BA-695, year of manufacture 1964.