Houston - Dallas

On July 2, 1981 at 12:30 PM, Houston - Dallas experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 80 Queen Air, operated by Universal Airways - USA, with the event recorded near Madisonville Texas.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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 in cruising altitude in marginal weather conditions on a flight from Houston to Dallas, the pilot lost control of the airplane that entered a dive. During the descent, wings and stabs separated and the aircraft crashed near Madisonville. All three occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N100UV, MSN LD-151, year of manufacture 1964.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 30.9499°, -95.9128°.