Sierra Vista - Lamar

On March 26, 1978 at 07:46 PM, Sierra Vista - Lamar experienced a crash involving Cessna 411, operated by James E. Ferguson, with the event recorded near Santa Fe New Mexico.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 6 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: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While flying by night at an altitude of 11,700 feet, the twin engine airplane struck the slope of a mountain located in the region of Santa Fe. The wreckage and all six dead bodies were found a week later, on April 2.

Aircraft reference details include registration N417DR, MSN 411-0265, year of manufacture 1967.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 35.6876°, -105.9385°.