| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | May 01, 1935 |
| Time: | 1045 |
| Location: | Near Walsenberg, Colorado |
| Operator: | Varney Air Lines |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Pueblo - El Paso |
| AC Type: | Lockheed Vega |
| Registration: | NC891E |
| cn / ln: | 73 |
| Aboard: | 1 (passengers:0 crew:1) |
| Fatalities: | 1 (passengers:0 crew:1) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Crashed at Rattlesnake Butte after the plane lost engine power. James Montijo, 40, the man who taught Amelia Earhart to fly, killed. The accidental collision with the ground while doing low flying in violation of the Air Commerce Regulations. |
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