Amarillo - Dallas

On May 28, 1975 at 10:22 PM, Amarillo - Dallas experienced a crash involving Beechcraft E18, operated by Eureka Aero Industries, with the event recorded near Claude Texas.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a mountains 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 human factor. While on a night mail flight from Amarillo to Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, the pilot encountered very bad weather conditions. The aircraft descended into ground in an area of extremely violent weather and crashed in a mountainous area located near Claude. SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the pilot was found. The wreckage was discovered on 29 August 1975 in an isolated area. The aircraft was totally destroyed and the pilot was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N29N, MSN BA-304, year of manufacture 1957.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 35.1081°, -101.3627°.