Madison - Wright-Patterson

On October 14, 1965 at 05:43 PM, Madison - Wright-Patterson experienced a crash involving Armstrong Whitworth AW.650 Argosy, operated by Zantop Air Transport, with the event recorded near Piqua Ohio.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew departed Madison-Truax Field at 1610LT on a cargo flight to Wright-Patterson AFB on behalf of the US Air Force. While descending to the airbase, north of Dayton, all four engines stopped simultaneously. The crew attempted an immediate emergency landing in a field. The aircraft slid on the ground and eventually collided with a bridge pile and several vehicles before coming to rest. All three crew members were slightly injured while no one on the ground was hurt. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration N601Z, MSN 6659, year of manufacture 1960.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.1448°, -84.2424°.