Yuba City – Challis – Missoula

On October 17, 1980 at 02:25 PM, Yuba City – Challis – Missoula experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 65 Queen Air, operated by Michael C. Joseph, with the event recorded near Sula Montana.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 3 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: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While cruising at low altitude in poor weather conditions over a mountainous area, the twin engine airplane struck the slope of a mountain near Sula, Montana. The aircraft was destroyed by a post impact fire and all three occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N35CS, MSN LC-141, year of manufacture 1962.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.8379°, -113.9706°.