Bowling Green - Cleveland

On October 11, 1978 at 08:45 PM, Bowling Green - Cleveland experienced a crash involving Beechcraft G18S, operated by Wyman Pilot Services, with the event recorded near Cleveland-Hopkins Ohio.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) 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. The airplane landed hard on its belly after the pilot forgot to lower the landing gear on approach. Upon touchdown, he decided to initiate a go-around manoeuvre when the cargo shifted as it was not properly secured. The airplane stalled and crashed in flames. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and the pilot, sole on board, was seriously injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration N11Z, MSN BA-510, year of manufacture 1960.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.4252°, -81.8329°.