Reno – Denver – Atlanta

On September 15, 1975 at 09:06 PM, Reno – Denver – Atlanta experienced a crash involving Lockheed 12 Electra Junior, operated by Red Eye Express, with the event recorded near Springfield-Branson Missouri.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 8 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Denver to Atlanta, the crew reported technical problems to ATC and was cleared to divert to Springfield Airport. On approach in poor weather conditions, the crew was unable to locate the runway and decided to initiate a go-around when both engines failed. The airplane stalled, struck trees and crashed in a wooded area. All eight occupants were injured, two of them seriously, and the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N3486, MSN 1245, year of manufacture 1938.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 37.2430°, -93.3889°.