N9430Z

On June 12, 1975 at 12:00 AM, N9430Z experienced a crash involving Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, operated by George A. Sanborn, with the event recorded near Steins New Mexico.

The flight was categorized as illegal (smuggling) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a desert 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 technical failure. The pilot, sole on board, was completing a drug smuggling light and the aircraft was carrying a load of marijuana. Following a complete failure of both engines, the pilot attempted an emergency landing in a desert area when the airplane crash landed in a dry lake bed and hit a ditch. The aircraft was abandoned and the pilot was not found.

Aircraft reference details include registration N9430Z, MSN AF-73, year of manufacture 1952.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 32.2292°, -108.9895°.