Fraser - Fraser

On October 4, 1981 at 02:01 PM, Fraser - Fraser experienced a crash involving Beechcraft D18, operated by McKinley Aviation, with the event recorded near Fraser Michigan.

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

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The pilot, sole on board, departed Fraser Airport on a local private flight. While circling in the vicinity of the airfield, he reported an engine fire and elected to return when the airplane crashed in a field, bursting into flames. The pilot was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N6675, MSN A-906, year of manufacture 1952.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.5392°, -82.9494°.