N177V

On May 26, 1975 at 08:45 PM, N177V experienced a crash involving Beechcraft D18, operated by Private American, with the event recorded near Lamesa Texas.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river 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.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The pilot, sole on board, was completing a flight from Rockyford, Colorado. En route, the failure of the right engine forced the pilot to attempt an emergency landing when he lost control of the airplane that crashed in a sandy area located near Lamesa. The aircraft was destroyed by fire and the pilot was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N177V, MSN A-133, year of manufacture 1946.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 32.7357°, -101.9550°.