Saint Louis - Flint

Following a normal landing and braking procedure at Flint-Bishop Airport, while performing a cargo flight from St Louis, the pilot vacated the runway and rolled to the apron with he collided with a parked Piper PA-28-140 registered N54393. The pilot was uninjured while both aircraft were destroyed by a post crash fire.

Flight / Schedule

Saint Louis - Flint

Aircraft

Beechcraft D18

Registration

N80369

MSN

A-157

Year of Manufacture

1946

Date

November 3, 1978 at 04:27 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Cargo

Flight Phase

Taxiing

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Crash Location

Flint-Bishop Michigan

Region

North America • United States of America

Coordinates

42.9935°, -83.7405°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On November 3, 1978 at 04:27 AM, Saint Louis - Flint experienced a crash involving Beechcraft D18, operated by Wyman Pilot Services, with the event recorded near Flint-Bishop Michigan.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was taxiing 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. Following a normal landing and braking procedure at Flint-Bishop Airport, while performing a cargo flight from St Louis, the pilot vacated the runway and rolled to the apron with he collided with a parked Piper PA-28-140 registered N54393. The pilot was uninjured while both aircraft were destroyed by a post crash fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration N80369, MSN A-157, year of manufacture 1946.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.9935°, -83.7405°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

Following a normal landing and braking procedure at Flint-Bishop Airport, while performing a cargo flight from St Louis, the pilot vacated the runway and rolled to the apron with he collided with a parked Piper PA-28-140 registered N54393. The pilot was uninjured while both aircraft were destroyed by a post crash fire.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

1

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 1

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Saint Louis - Flint

Flight Type

Cargo

Flight Phase

Taxiing

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Region / Country

North America • United States of America

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Beechcraft D18

Registration

N80369

MSN

A-157

Year of Manufacture

1946