NC45347

On January 1, 1946 at 12:00 AM, NC45347 experienced a crash involving Budd RB-1 Conestoga, operated by National Skyway Freight, with the event recorded near Bluefield West Virginia.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 8 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The crew was performing a cargo flight from Washington DC. Enroute, he encountered poor weather conditions with snow falls and decided to divert to Knoxville Airport. Unfortunately, the pilot was unable to locate the airfield and decided to return to the capital city. While cruising in a snowstorm, the crew decided to make an emergency landing, reduced his altitude and belly landed on a golf course located in Bluefield. All eight occupants were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC45347, MSN 003, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 37.2698°, -81.2223°.