| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | September 14, 1979 |
| Time: | 2047 |
| Location: | Near Klamath Falls, Oregon |
| Operator: | Butler Aviation Inc. |
| Flight #: | - |
| Route: | Redmond - Klamath Falls - Medford |
| AC Type: | Douglas DC-7 |
| Registration: | N455SW |
| cn / ln: | 44287 |
| Aboard: | 12 (passengers:10 crew:2) |
| Fatalities: | 12 (passengers:10 crew:2) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The plane was transporting company employees when it hit Surveyor Mountain 7 minutes after taking off from Klamath Falls. The plane hit trees along the crest of a mountain ridge along the flight path. Crew error. The crew's decision to undertake a direct point-to-point high cruise speed flight at low altitude. |
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