Las Vegas - Las Vegas
Flight / Schedule
Las Vegas - Las Vegas
Aircraft
Beechcraft AT-11 KansanRegistration
42-36873
MSN
3253
Year of Manufacture
1942
Date
July 18, 1944 at 03:20 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Las Vegas Nevada
Region
North America • United States of America
Coordinates
36.1674°, -115.1484°
Narrative Report
On July 18, 1944 at 03:20 PM, Las Vegas - Las Vegas experienced a crash involving Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan, operated by United States Army Air Forces - USAAF, with the event recorded near Las Vegas Nevada.
The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The crew was engaged in a training exercise in the region of Las Vegas. En route, the pilot was instructed to modify his route and to abandon the exercise to locate a reported parachute in the region of the Mt Charleston. In unknown circumstances, the twin engine aircraft hit a mountain slope west of Las Vegas, in the Charleston Mountain Range. The wreckage was found a day later. All six occupants were killed. Crew: Lt Frank P. Smith, pilot, Beverly Jean Moses, copilot, 4.
Aircraft reference details include registration 42-36873, MSN 3253, year of manufacture 1942.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 36.1674°, -115.1484°.
Fatalities
Total
6
Crew
6
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew was engaged in a training exercise in the region of Las Vegas. En route, the pilot was instructed to modify his route and to abandon the exercise to locate a reported parachute in the region of the Mt Charleston. In unknown circumstances, the twin engine aircraft hit a mountain slope west of Las Vegas, in the Charleston Mountain Range. The wreckage was found a day later. All six occupants were killed. Crew: Lt Frank P. Smith, pilot, Beverly Jean Moses, copilot, 4.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
6
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 6
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Las Vegas - Las Vegas
Flight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
North America • United States of America
Aircraft Details
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