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Crash of a Beechcraft C-45G Expeditor in Branson: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 3, 1964 at 1110 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
N2840G
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
AF-383
YOM:
1953
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Captain / Total flying hours:
20950
Circumstances:
En route, weather conditions deteriorated and the visibility was poor. In heavy snow falls, the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located near Branson. The wreckage was found two days later and all five occupants have been killed.
Probable cause:
The pilot continued under VFR mode in adverse weather conditions.
Final Report: