Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor crash, Dec 19, 1978 (5 killed)
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor accident on December 19, 1978 near Bordelonville-Brumfield Louisiana, United States with 5 fatalities. Cause: Contributing...
- Date: December 19, 1978
- Aircraft: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
- Location: Bordelonville-Brumfield Louisiana, United States
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Contributing factors were the soft runway and high obstructions.
A Beechcraft C-45G Expeditor (N37JR) departed a soft runway at the Bordelonville-Brumfield Airstrip, Louisiana, on 19 December 1978. After liftoff it failed to gain height, struck trees and crashed on a farm building. Five of the six occupants were killed and one passenger was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed.