McAllen - Laredo

On February 19, 1977 at 10:47 AM, McAllen - Laredo experienced a crash involving Beechcraft D18, operated by Victor M. Bernavides, with the event recorded near McAllen Texas.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) 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. Just after takeoff from McAllen-Miller Airport, while in initial climb, the left engine failed. The airplane rolled to the left then lost height and crashed in flames. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N762D, MSN A-803, year of manufacture 1952.

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