N75385

On May 10, 1958 at 12:00 AM, N75385 experienced a crash involving Boeing 307 Stratoliner, operated by Quaker City Airways, with the event recorded near Madras Oregon.

The flight was categorized as test 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 human factor. Parked since few months on a regional airport, the aircraft was recently purchased by a new owner who wanted to know the exact consumption of oil and fuel. A test flight was scheduled with two test pilots. To be able to perform a longer flight, additional fuel tanks were installed in the cabin. While cruising at a relative low altitude, the crew informed ATC that a fire erupted in the cabin and elected to make an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed in flames in a field located 15 miles from Madras and came to rest. While both pilots were able to evacuate with no injury, the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration N75385, MSN 2002, year of manufacture 1940.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 44.6335°, -121.1295°.