El paso – Pueblo

On September 28, 1936 at 12:00 AM, El paso – Pueblo experienced a crash involving Lockheed 5 Vega, operated by Varney Air Transport - VAT, with the event recorded near Walsenburg Colorado.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight 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 technical failure. En route, while flying some 30 miles south of Pueblo, the engine failed. The aircraft lost height and eventually crashed against a hill. All three occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC176W, MSN 129, year of manufacture 1930.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 37.6235°, -104.7810°.