Rockford – Spirit Lake

On August 7, 1981 at 05:20 PM, Rockford – Spirit Lake experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 65 Queen Air, operated by Private American, with the event recorded near Spirit Lake-Lake Okoboji Iowa.

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, 0 fatalities were recorded, 6 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: 5, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. On short final to Spirit Lake-Lake Okoboji Airport, the left engine failed. The airplane lost height and struck the runway surface. Out of control, it veered off runway and collided with a fence, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed and all six occupants were seriously injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration N805Q, MSN LC-16, year of manufacture 1960.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.3828°, -95.1393°.