Cessna 441 Conquest crash, Jan 11, 1980 (2 killed), Atlan...
Cessna 441 Conquest accident on January 11, 1980 near Atlantic Ocean, World with 2 fatalities. Cause: Undetermined. Cabin depressurization causing...
- Date: January 11, 1980
- Aircraft: Cessna 441 Conquest
- Location: Atlantic Ocean, World
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Undetermined. Cabin depressurization causing hypoxia was not ruled out.
A Nichols Construction Cessna 441 Conquest II with pilot Louis Benscotter and football coach Bo Rein aboard left Shreveport for Baton Rouge. After a route change to avoid a storm, radio contact was lost. An Air National Guard F-106 intercepted the aircraft at about 41,600 feet and saw no one in the cockpit. The aircraft ran out of fuel and crashed in the Atlantic Ocean about 100 miles east of Norfolk, Virginia. Only debris was seen and both occupants were lost.