Martin 404 crash, Oct 2, 1970 (32 killed), Silver Plume C...
Martin 404 accident on October 2, 1970 near Silver Plume Colorado, United States with 32 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the...
- Date: October 2, 1970
- Aircraft: Martin 404
- Location: Silver Plume Colorado, United States
- Fatalities: 32
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the crew followed a wrong track, attributed to pilot error
A Martin 404 chartered by the Wichita State University football party went off course on the leg from Denver toward Logan. It struck the slope of Mount Trelease near Silver Plume at about 10,800 feet, killing 32 people and seriously injuring eight.