Choteau - Choteau

On May 6, 1953 at 12:00 AM, Choteau - Choteau experienced a crash involving Ford 5, operated by Northwest Agricultural Aviation, with the event recorded near Choteau Montana.

The flight was categorized as spraying (agricultural) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The crew was engaged in a local spraying mission. During the takeoff roll, the crew encountered strong crosswinds. The three engine aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest in flames against an embankment. Both pilots were rescued while the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N9606, MSN 5-AT-004, year of manufacture 24.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.8122°, -112.1834°.