Crash of a Beechcraft U-8F Seminole near Pikes Peak: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Sep 14, 1970
Operator:
Registration:
62-3859
Survivors:
No
MSN:
LF-57
YOM:
1962
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane took off at 0820LT on a three-hours training mission with two pilots on board. While cruising over mountainous terrain, the crew encountered fogg conditions when the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located five miles southeast of Pikes Peak. Both occupants were killed.
Crew:
Ltc Thomas W. Wheat Jr.,
Ltc Donald Grostic.
Crew:
Ltc Thomas W. Wheat Jr.,
Ltc Donald Grostic.
