San Antonio – Denver

On December 1, 1928 at 05:00 PM, San Antonio – Denver experienced a crash involving Ford 4, operated by Sunbeam Air Transport Company, with the event recorded near Spur Texas.

The flight was categorized as delivery and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

Homer D. Ballard, owner of the Sunbeam Air Transport Company, took delivery of this aircraft in San Antonio and was flying back to his base in Denver with one pilot, a garage's employee, his chef and his chauffeur. En route, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions and lost control of the aircraft that crashed 10 km north of Spur, Texas. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire. All five occupants were killed. Crew: Matthew Watson, pilot. Passengers: Homer D. Ballard, Willis Washburn, Mr. Quinten, James O'Banion.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC7862, MSN 4-AT-047, year of manufacture 1928.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 33.4765°, -100.8557°.