Pueblo - Huntsville

While in cruising altitude, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when control was lost. The airplane crashed near Fowler and was destroyed, killing all three occupants. The wreckage was found a day later.

Flight / Schedule

Pueblo - Huntsville

Registration

N1384A

MSN

LB-18

Year of Manufacture

1969

Date

September 17, 1971 at 08:04 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Government

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Crash Location

Fowler Colorado

Region

North America • United States of America

Coordinates

38.1306°, -104.0238°

Crash Cause

Weather

Narrative Report

On September 17, 1971 at 08:04 AM, Pueblo - Huntsville experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 70 Queen Air, operated by Texas Department of Corrections, with the event recorded near Fowler Colorado.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 3 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: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. While in cruising altitude, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when control was lost. The airplane crashed near Fowler and was destroyed, killing all three occupants. The wreckage was found a day later.

Aircraft reference details include registration N1384A, MSN LB-18, year of manufacture 1969.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 38.1306°, -104.0238°.

Fatalities

Total

3

Crew

2

Passengers

1

Other

0

Crash Summary

While in cruising altitude, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when control was lost. The airplane crashed near Fowler and was destroyed, killing all three occupants. The wreckage was found a day later.

Cause: Weather

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

1

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 3

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Pueblo - Huntsville

Flight Type

Government

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Region / Country

North America • United States of America

Aircraft Details

Registration

N1384A

MSN

LB-18

Year of Manufacture

1969