Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor crash, Aug 29, 1971 (4 killed)
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor accident on August 29, 1971 near Prescott Arizona, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: Failure of the left engine in...
- Date: August 29, 1971
- Aircraft: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
- Location: Prescott Arizona, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Failure of the left engine in flight due to cylinder assembly failure
A Beechcraft C45 Expeditor flying from Las Vegas to Houston lost its left engine. After the pilot was cleared to divert, he tried to land on a ranch airstrip near Prescott, Arizona, but the aircraft hit a woodpile and burned, killing four of the six occupants.