Culver City - Encampment

On September 2, 1969 at 12:15 PM, Culver City - Encampment experienced a crash involving Convair CV-240, operated by Hughes Tool Company, with the event recorded near Encampment Wyoming.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

16 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 16 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: 14, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. After touchdown at Empcampment-A-A Ranch Airport, the pilot-in-command lost control of the airplane that veered off runway to the right. The left main gear then struck the edge of a parking ramp and the airplane came to a halt. All 16 occupants were evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration N8410H, MSN 70, year of manufacture 1948.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.2096°, -106.7895°.