Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor crash, Jul 6, 1953 (4 killed)
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor accident on July 6, 1953 near Fort McCoy Wisconsin, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: Left engine power loss after...
- Date: July 6, 1953
- Aircraft: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
- Location: Fort McCoy Wisconsin, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Left engine power loss after takeoff, followed by a stall while turning back.
A US Coast Guard Beechcraft C 45 Expeditor on a cross country flight left Fort McCoy for Wright Patterson AFB after refueling. Shortly after takeoff the left engine lost power, and while turning back the aircraft stalled and crashed. All four occupants were killed, and the aircraft was destroyed.