Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor crash, May 2, 1978 (1 killed)
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor accident on May 2, 1978 near Jamestown North Dakota, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Collision with power cables after...
- Date: May 2, 1978
- Aircraft: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
- Location: Jamestown North Dakota, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Collision with power cables after the aircraft failed to gain height; the reasons were not determined.
A Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor (N94460) operated by Sizer Airways on a cargo flight from Jamestown to Fargo, North Dakota, struck power cables shortly after a night takeoff from Jamestown Airport and crashed in a field at Spiritwood, about eight miles from the airport. The sole occupant, the pilot, was killed and the aircraft was destroyed.