Las Vegas - Dalhart

On December 5, 1969 at 03:00 PM, Las Vegas - Dalhart experienced a crash involving Lockheed 18 LodeStar, operated by Troy G. Hawkins, with the event recorded near Albuquerque New Mexico.

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

11 people were known to be on board, 11 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 9, passenger fatalities: 9, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Las Vegas to Dalhart, Texas, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with icing and turbulences. The VFR rated pilot preferred to continue in such conditions when few minutes later, a structural failure occurred on the left wing that detached. Out of control, the airplane dove into the ground and crashed in a huge explosion in an open field. All 11 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N410M, MSN 2203, year of manufacture 1942.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 35.1677°, -106.5254°.