N8400

On July 14, 1953 at 05:30 PM, N8400 experienced a crash involving Ford 4, operated by Johnson Flying Service, with the event recorded near Basin Montana.

The flight was categorized as spraying (agricultural) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was completing a crop spraying mission against spruce bud worms. While flying at low height, the three engine aircraft hit power cable and crashed in a field. Both crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N8400, MSN 4-AT-062, year of manufacture 13.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.2811°, -112.2911°.