Bordelonville - Bordelonville

On December 19, 1978 at 10:45 AM, Bordelonville - Bordelonville experienced a crash involving Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, operated by David Brumfield, with the event recorded near Bordelonville-Brumfield Louisiana.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 83.3%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine airplane departed a soft runway at Bordelonville-Brumfield Airstrip. After liftoff, it encountered difficulties to gain height, struck trees and crashed on a farm building. A passenger was seriously injured while five other occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N37JR, MSN AF-13, year of manufacture 1952.