Dodge City - Hays

On March 3, 1975 at 09:47 PM, Dodge City - Hays experienced a crash involving Beechcraft E18, operated by SMB Stage Line, with the event recorded near Dodge City Kansas.

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

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

After takeoff from Dodge City Airport, while climbing by night, the twin engine airplane went out of control and crashed in a huge explosion in a field. The airplane disintegrated on impact and was totally destroyed by a post crash fire. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N311D, MSN BA-456, year of manufacture 1959.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 37.7528°, -100.0171°.