Riverton - Cheyenne - Denver

On April 12, 1974 at 11:46 PM, Riverton - Cheyenne - Denver experienced a crash involving Beechcraft E18, operated by Great Western Airlines, with the event recorded near Cheyenne Wyoming.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The pilot, sole on board, was completing a cargo flight from Riverton to Denver with an intermediate stop in Cheyenne. After touchdown on a wet/slushy runway, the pilot realized it was difficult to decelerate properly and decided to make a go-around. This decision was taken too late so the airplane departed far down the runway. After liftoff, the twin engine airplane struck an electric pole and several trees before crashing in a small lake. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N40K, MSN BA-160, year of manufacture 1956.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.1400°, -104.8202°.