Aircraft equipped with both under seat and rear baggage compartment fuel tanks.
March 2, 1967 - Unfamiliar with the airport in Loretto, Mexico and with darkness decending, the pilot elected to carry out a wheels-up precautionary landing. (NTSB Report MKC67D0504)
June 17, 1976 - Damaged beyond repair at Las Cruces, NM.
1974 - August 1975 Southwest Aviation Inc.
Las Cruces, NM, USA
August 1975 - May 1977 Charles Miller
Las Cruces, NM, USA
Photo courtesy of Ken McTavish
June 17, 1976 - With the left hand engine loosing power, the pilot attempted to land at Las Cruces, NM but on approach the nose gear light indicated unsafe. The pilot was unable to execute a go-around and the plane suffered from a landing gear collapse. (NTSB Report DEN76FQD26)