Townsend - Townsend

On June 19, 1956 at 12:00 AM, Townsend - Townsend experienced a crash involving Ford 4, operated by Johnson Flying Service, with the event recorded near Townsend 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, 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 technical failure. The crew was performing a crop spraying mission at Townsend, Montana. While flying at low height, the left engine lost power and eventually detached. The crew elected to make an emergency landing but the aircraft crashed. Both occupants were slightly injured while the airplane was written off.

Aircraft reference details include registration N9642, MSN 4-AT-058, year of manufacture 1929.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.3191°, -111.5208°.