Beechcraft H18 crash, Sep 22, 1987 (1 killed), Rockford
Beechcraft H18 accident on September 22, 1987 near Rockford, Illinois, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Pilot fatigue and poor judgment led to an...
- Date: September 22, 1987
- Aircraft: Beechcraft H18
- Location: Rockford, Illinois, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Pilot fatigue and poor judgment led to an abrupt turn reversal at low altitude that ended in a collision with trees.
Beechcraft H18 N5850S was destroyed near Rockford, Illinois, on 22 September 1987 during a repositioning flight from Kenosha, Wisconsin, to Atlanta. The pilot, the only occupant, had been awake about 20 hours and was killed after circling low over a subdivision and striking trees in a steep turn reversal.