62-3859

On September 14, 1970 at 12:00 AM, 62-3859 experienced a crash involving Beechcraft U-8F Seminole, operated by United States Army, with the event recorded near Pikes Peak Colorado.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine airplane took off at 0820LT on a three-hours training mission with two pilots on board. While cruising over mountainous terrain, the crew encountered fogg conditions when the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located five miles southeast of Pikes Peak. Both occupants were killed. Crew: Ltc Thomas W. Wheat Jr., Ltc Donald Grostic.

Aircraft reference details include registration 62-3859, MSN LF-57, year of manufacture 1962.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 38.8404°, -105.0440°.