Volpar Turboliner 18 crash, Nov 19, 1987, Detroit
Volpar Turboliner 18 accident on November 19, 1987 near Detroit, Michigan, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Fuel exhaustion in both engines,...
- Date: November 19, 1987
- Aircraft: Volpar Turboliner 18
- Location: Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Fuel exhaustion in both engines, with findings also citing an incorrect fuel quantity gauge reading and inattention by the pilot in command.
A Volpar Turboliner 18, N10AS, on a flight from Newark to Detroit, made a forced landing in a grassy field at the edge of a lake in Saint Clair Shores, Michigan, on 19 November 1987 after both engines lost power. The sole crew member on board survived.