Beechcraft D18 crash, Jul 4, 1987 (10 killed), Lakeside
Beechcraft D18 accident on July 4, 1987 near Lakeside, Montana, United States with 10 fatalities. Cause: In flight collision with terrain during a turn...
- Date: July 4, 1987
- Aircraft: Beechcraft D18
- Location: Lakeside, Montana, United States
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: In flight collision with terrain during a turn to reverse direction, with poor judgment, buzzing and attempted aerobatics cited against the pilot (NTSB findings as summarized by ASN).
A Beechcraft D18S carrying a band home from a private engagement near Lakeside, Montana, flew low over the performance site on 4 July 1987. It then climbed abruptly and reversed direction in a wingover, struck wooded terrain and was destroyed. All 10 occupants were killed.