Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor crash, Sep 15, 1979 (4 killed)
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor accident on September 15, 1979 near Hastings Michigan, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: In-flight fire or explosion on...
- Date: September 15, 1979
- Aircraft: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
- Location: Hastings Michigan, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: In-flight fire or explosion on approach, followed by uncontrolled descent after the air conditioning, heating and pressurization system failed. Contributing factors included fire in the brakes and wheel well and inadequate maintenance and inspection.
A Beechcraft C-45H Expeditor operated by Northern Air Service on a ferry flight from Baltimore to Grand Rapids crashed in an open field in Hastings, Michigan, about 18.5 miles southeast of Gerald R. Ford Airport during approach. All four occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.