Accident Beechcraft C35 Bonanza N5816C,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 249773
 
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Date:Monday 5 September 1960
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE35 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft C35 Bonanza
Owner/operator:private
Registration: N5816C
MSN: D-2768
Year of manufacture:1957
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Lake Michigan off Oak Street Beach, Chicago, IL -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Alexander Airport, Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Destination airport:Willow Run Airport, Ypsilanti, MI
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed in Lake Michigan in flames. Richard Rickman (35), Detroit, MI, and familly.

Sources:

Youngstown Vindicator 6 September 1960, p1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/374723416/?fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjM3NDcyMzQxNiwiaWF0IjoxNzExOTc0MjUwLCJleHAiOjE3MTIwNjA2NTB9.J5NDnEJEvFWf6sWfFU6tJu9iKpkqRppHPm6AmzGy3gw

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Apr-2021 13:48 TB Added
01-Apr-2024 12:32 Cobar Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source]

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