Beechcraft G18S crash, Mar 1, 1974, Fort Scott Kansas
Beechcraft G18S accident on March 1, 1974 near Fort Scott Kansas, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Engine failure in cruise flight for...
- Date: March 1, 1974
- Aircraft: Beechcraft G18S
- Location: Fort Scott Kansas, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Engine failure in cruise flight for undetermined reasons, with trees, darkness and low fuel as contributing factors
A Beechcraft G18S on a night cargo flight from Tulsa to Kansas City lost its right engine and then its left engine. The pilot tried to land in a prairie near Fort Scott, but the aircraft struck trees and burned. The pilot was seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.