Fairchild F27 crash, Nov 15, 1964 (29 killed), Las Vegas...
Fairchild F27 accident on November 15, 1964 near Las Vegas Nevada, United States with 29 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft crashed into a hilltop during...
- Date: November 15, 1964
- Aircraft: Fairchild F27
- Location: Las Vegas Nevada, United States
- Fatalities: 29
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The aircraft crashed into a hilltop during a landing approach in poor weather and was classed as controlled flight into terrain.
Bonanza Air Lines Flight 114, a Fairchild F27 on a scheduled service from Phoenix to Las Vegas, crashed into high terrain southwest of Las Vegas on 15 November 1964 while flying a VOR/DME approach in snow. All 29 people aboard were killed. A later investigation found the approach chart was marked in a confusing way, and the pilot had first been blamed.