Kenosha - Atlanta

On September 22, 1987 at 08:02 AM, Kenosha - Atlanta experienced a crash involving Beechcraft H18, operated by Smith Air, with the event recorded near Rockford Illinois.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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 commercial pilot was on a repositioning flight from Kenosha, Wisconsin to Atlanta, Georgia, after having been without sleep for about 20 hours. Witnesses observed the aircraft circling a subdivision near Rockford, Illinois at a low altitude, just above the treetops. The aircraft was in a steep left bank, described as 70-90°, when it reversed direction into a steep right bank and descended into the trees. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N5850S, MSN BA-720, year of manufacture 1965.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.2714°, -89.0940°.