McAllen - McAllen

On May 18, 1976 at 02:53 PM, McAllen - McAllen experienced a crash involving Beechcraft D18, operated by William R. Draper, with the event recorded near McAllen Texas.

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

5 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 20.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine airplane was engaged in a local post maintenance test flight. During the takeoff roll, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest in flames. A technician was killed while four other occupants were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N5302U, MSN A-401, year of manufacture 1947.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 26.2041°, -98.2301°.