Oshawa - Cleveland

The flight departed and proceeded en route without incident. Radar and radio contact was maintained until the flight proceeded over Lake Erie. The flight did not arrive at its destination. The aircraft is presumed to have crashed in Lake Erie. One identifiable 3 feet x 4 feet section of floor panel was located. Two smaller pieces of wreckage were also found which may have been portions of C-FFLC.

Flight / Schedule

Oshawa - Cleveland

Aircraft

Beechcraft E18

Registration

C-FFLC

MSN

BA-365

Year of Manufacture

1958

Date

June 6, 1985 at 03:00 PM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Cargo

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Crash Location

Cleveland-Hopkins Ohio

Region

North America • United States of America

Coordinates

41.4252°, -81.8329°

Narrative Report

On June 6, 1985 at 03:00 PM, Oshawa - Cleveland experienced a crash involving Beechcraft E18, operated by Skycraft Air Transport, with the event recorded near Cleveland-Hopkins Ohio.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river 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 flight departed and proceeded en route without incident. Radar and radio contact was maintained until the flight proceeded over Lake Erie. The flight did not arrive at its destination. The aircraft is presumed to have crashed in Lake Erie. One identifiable 3 feet x 4 feet section of floor panel was located. Two smaller pieces of wreckage were also found which may have been portions of C-FFLC.

Aircraft reference details include registration C-FFLC, MSN BA-365, year of manufacture 1958.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.4252°, -81.8329°.

Fatalities

Total

1

Crew

1

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The flight departed and proceeded en route without incident. Radar and radio contact was maintained until the flight proceeded over Lake Erie. The flight did not arrive at its destination. The aircraft is presumed to have crashed in Lake Erie. One identifiable 3 feet x 4 feet section of floor panel was located. Two smaller pieces of wreckage were also found which may have been portions of C-FFLC.

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 1

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Oshawa - Cleveland

Flight Type

Cargo

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Region / Country

North America • United States of America

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Beechcraft E18

Registration

C-FFLC

MSN

BA-365

Year of Manufacture

1958