Galveston - Houston

On April 30, 1974 at 01:47 PM, Galveston - Houston experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 99 Airliner, operated by Metro Airlines, with the event recorded near Galveston Texas.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

12 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 10, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Shortly after takeoff from Galveston-Scholes Field Airport, while in initial climb at an altitude of 400 feet, the airplane became unstable, lost height then crashed in a field past the south runway end. A pilot and five passengers were killed while six other occupants were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration N853SA, MSN U-41, year of manufacture 1968.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 29.3872°, -94.9927°.