Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor crash, May 11, 1978 (1 killed)
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor accident on May 11, 1978 near Lake Elsinore-Skylark Field California, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Stall during the...
- Date: May 11, 1978
- Aircraft: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
- Location: Lake Elsinore-Skylark Field California, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Stall during the initial climb after an engine failure, for undetermined reasons; the pilot did not follow approved procedures.
Ferry flight from Lake Elsinore-Skylark Field to Chino. After an engine failure during the initial climb the aircraft lost height and crashed into Lake Elsinore a few hundred yards offshore, killing the sole occupant, the pilot. The aircraft was destroyed.