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| Date: | Monday 27 April 1964 |
| Time: | 10:05 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 65 Queen Air |
| Owner/operator: | Hood Corporation |
| Registration: | N451H |
| MSN: | LC-90 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Billings, MT -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Boise, ID |
| Billings, MT | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
One engine lost power on approach. Plane flipped over and crashed into a house in Billings, Montana. The ruling was that the plane ran out of fuel. However, the Beechcraft Queen Air exploded and burned on impact. The plane was new and on a relatively short flight from Boise, Idaho to Billings, Montana. The victims were Steve Miller, Ed Utley, Charlie Shearman and Don McCabe all from Boise, Idaho.
Sources:
NTSB
USCAR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Apr-2009 21:08 | Howard | Updated |
| 10-Mar-2015 21:37 | wf | Updated [Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
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