Fremont - Torrington

On April 19, 1971 at 12:00 AM, Fremont - Torrington experienced a crash involving North American B-25 Mitchell, operated by Private American, with the event recorded near Paxton Nebraska.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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. En route from Fremont (Nebraska) to Torrington, Wyoming, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with several cloud layers down to low altitude. In flight, control was lost. The airplane entered a dive and crashed in an isolated area. The wreckage was found six days later and both pilots were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N8630H, MSN 4-595.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.1242°, -101.3563°.