Denver – Kansas City

On April 8, 1952 at 12:00 AM, Denver – Kansas City experienced a crash involving North American B-25 Mitchell, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Golden Colorado.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

11 people were known to be on board, 11 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 8, passenger fatalities: 8, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Few minutes after takeoff from Denver, bound for Kansas City, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located 8 miles northwest of Golden. The aircraft was destroyed and all 11 occupants were killed. For unknown reason, the crew was flying to the west straight on to the Rocky Mountains instead to the east to Kansas City.

Aircraft reference details include registration 44-31015, MSN 108-34290, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.7546°, -105.2206°.