Oberlin - Phoenix

On October 24, 1978 at 10:04 AM, Oberlin - Phoenix experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 80 Queen Air, operated by Don Zimmermann Aviation, with the event recorded near Torreon New Mexico.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 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: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While cruising in limited visibility due to poor weather conditions, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in a hilly terrain in the region of Torreon. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all four occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N886G, MSN LD-137, year of manufacture 1963.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 35.7947°, -107.2121°.