Fort Lauderdale - Claxton

On March 2, 1981 at 09:00 PM, Fort Lauderdale - Claxton experienced a crash involving Beechcraft D18, operated by T. T. Hughes, with the event recorded near Claxton-Evans County (Clayton) Georgia.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 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: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On a night approach to Claxton-Evans County (Clayton) Airport, both engines flamed out due to fuel exhaustion. The aircraft lost height and while the pilot was attempting an emergency landing, the airplane struck trees and crashed. Both occupants were seriously injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration N80162, MSN A-123, year of manufacture 1946.