Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor crash, Sep 2, 1966, Alamosa Col...
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor accident on September 2, 1966 near Alamosa Colorado, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The captain set the altimeter...
- Date: September 2, 1966
- Aircraft: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
- Location: Alamosa Colorado, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The captain set the altimeter to QNH instead of the QFE passed by the controller, and the altimeters were not cross checked
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