| Date: | Wednesday 7 November 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Budd RB-1 Conestoga |
| Owner/operator: | National Skyway Freight Corp. |
| Registration: | NC45353 |
| MSN: | 011 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ca 11 km SW of San Rafael, NM -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Dayton Airport, OH (DAY/KDAY) |
| Los Angeles Municipal Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft was engaged in a cargo flight, flying a load of Newsweek Magazines from Dayton, Ohio to Los Angeles, California. After passing over the Acomita intermediate airway, the aircraft went into a steep dive. Attempting to pull up out of the dive, the pilot and co-pilot tried a belly landing. However it crashed on the rim of San Rafael Mesa, New Mexico, Pilot Sawyer and co-pilot Feemster did not survive the accident. Flight engineer Lewis was the sole survivor.
Sources:
A Story of the Budd RB-1 Conestoga / by Nancy Canavan Heslop
Lieut Richard C Sawyer (findagrave.com)
Location
Images:
photo (c) Jeffery Lyall; SW of San Rafael, NM; November 1945
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jan-2025 18:15 | ASN | Updated [Date, ] |
| 27-Jan-2025 18:16 | ASN | Updated |
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