Dallas - Huntington

While in normal cruise, the aft cargo door opened. The pilot shut down the right engine and attempted an emergency landing when the airplane struck power cables and crashed. The pilot was slightly injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Flight / Schedule

Dallas - Huntington

Aircraft

Beechcraft D18

Registration

N2050D

MSN

A-849

Year of Manufacture

1952

Date

November 19, 1976 at 10:50 PM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Cargo

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Sachse Texas

Region

North America • United States of America

Coordinates

32.9762°, -96.5953°

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On November 19, 1976 at 10:50 PM, Dallas - Huntington experienced a crash involving Beechcraft D18, operated by Midwest Air Carrier, with the event recorded near Sachse Texas.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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. While in normal cruise, the aft cargo door opened. The pilot shut down the right engine and attempted an emergency landing when the airplane struck power cables and crashed. The pilot was slightly injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration N2050D, MSN A-849, year of manufacture 1952.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 32.9762°, -96.5953°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

While in normal cruise, the aft cargo door opened. The pilot shut down the right engine and attempted an emergency landing when the airplane struck power cables and crashed. The pilot was slightly injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

1

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 1

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Dallas - Huntington

Flight Type

Cargo

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

North America • United States of America

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Beechcraft D18

Registration

N2050D

MSN

A-849

Year of Manufacture

1952