Platte - Platte

On September 26, 1966 at 12:17 PM, Platte - Platte experienced a crash involving Rockwell 1121 Jet Commander, operated by Jim Robbins Airborne Division, with the event recorded near Platte South Dakota.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The airplane departed Platte Airport for a local pleasance flight with four passengers and a pilot on board. While flying in marginal weather conditions, the airplane was approaching the Robbins Ranch at low height when control was lost. The airplane overturned then crashed in an open field, killing all five occupants. At the time of the accident, weather was slightly worse than forecasted with low ceiling and rain.

Aircraft reference details include registration N500JR, MSN 1121-065, year of manufacture 1966.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.3869°, -98.8445°.