Red Bank – New York

On January 5, 1967 at 06:55 AM, Red Bank – New York experienced a crash involving Beechcraft D18, operated by Air Taxi Company, with the event recorded near Red Bank New Jersey.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 9 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: 8, passenger fatalities: 8, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from Red Bank-Schrewsbury Airport, while climbing in foggy conditions, the left engine failed. The pilot lost control of the airplane that stalled and crashed in a field. All nine occupants were killed. They were on their way to New York-John Fitzgerald Kennedy Airport in this early morning flight.

Aircraft reference details include registration N2045D, MSN A-933, year of manufacture 1952.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.3471°, -74.0643°.