Sioux Falls - Fargo

On April 12, 1995 at 08:43 AM, Sioux Falls - Fargo experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 80 Queen Air, operated by Air Cargo Masters, with the event recorded near Great Bend North Dakota.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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. The airplane was cruising at 6,000 feet where it encountered icing conditions. When cleared to 3,600 feet, the pilot reported that one engine lost all power and the other one was running rough. The airplane continued the descent. After about ten minutes the airplane departed controlled flight, reversing heading and impacting near vertically in the terrain. A post accident examination of the left engine (which was feathered) found an induction duct which had deteriorated and begun to come apart. Foreign object material in the compressor assembly similar in appearance to material from the duct was found. The number five piston had a hole burned through it.

Aircraft reference details include registration N7057J, MSN LD-291, year of manufacture 1966.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.1544°, -96.8045°.