Beechcraft D18 crash, Mar 14, 1978 (2 killed), Pontiac-Oa...
Beechcraft D18 accident on March 14, 1978 near Pontiac-Oakland County Michigan, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: Uncontrolled descent on final...
- Date: March 14, 1978
- Aircraft: Beechcraft D18
- Location: Pontiac-Oakland County Michigan, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Uncontrolled descent on final approach due to windshear. NTSB report CHI78FA027.
Night cargo flight from Flint to Pontiac. While descending to Pontiac-Oakland County Airport in bad weather, the Beechcraft went out of control on final approach and crashed in White Lake about three miles west of the airport. Both occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.