Appleton - Milwaukee

On December 16, 2008 at 10:52 PM, Appleton - Milwaukee experienced a crash involving Cessna 402, operated by Freight Runners Express, with the event recorded near Madison Wisconsin.

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

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The on-demand cargo flight departed for the destination airport and was delayed en route due to repetitive destination airport closures. The closures were the result of snow-contaminated runways. The pilot then diverted to an alternate airport due to concerns about remaining fuel reserves. The airplane experienced a loss of engine power during an instrument approach at the alternate airport and impacted the ground about 200 yards short of the landing runway. A postaccident inspection of the airplane revealed no usable fuel on board.

Aircraft reference details include registration N4504B, MSN 402B-1370, year of manufacture 1978.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.0803°, -89.4310°.