I remember that crash too.
We have a Cougar club member that was a pilot and crew member of that Tri Motor plane. He opted out of that fatefull flight, being the extra man, he did not want to ride in the back. Lucky him. The pilot and co-pilot were seriously injured and both sustained burns.
Daniel was a lucky guy that day. His family saw the crash on the local news and feared the worst. Fortunately for that family no one was hurt.