Crash of a Beechcraft D18S in Santa Maria: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Mar 24, 1947
Registration:
SU-AED
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Wichita – Montreal – Gander – Santa Maria – Cairo
MSN:
A-368
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While approaching Santa Maria Airport, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain and crashed. Both occupants were killed. The crew was performing a delivery flight from Wichita to Cairo with intermediate stops in Montreal, Gander and Santa Maria.