Rock Springs - Broomfield

On April 2, 1972 at 07:16 PM, Rock Springs - Broomfield experienced a crash involving Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan, operated by Thomas W. Lane, with the event recorded near McFadden Wyoming.

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

7 people were known to be on board, 7 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: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While cruising in bad weather conditions on a flight from Rock Springs to Broomfield, Colorado, control was lost. The aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a mountainous area located near McFadden. All seven occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N1322M, MSN 1468, year of manufacture 1942.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.6544°, -106.1307°.