N8496C

On December 9, 1966 at 03:43 PM, N8496C experienced a crash involving Rockwell Aero Commander 680, operated by R.D. Marcotte %26 Associates, with the event recorded near Minneapolis-Saint Paul Minnesota.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from Minneapolis-World Chamberlain Airport, while climbing, the pilot informed ATC about fire on board and that smoke spread in the cabin and cockpit. He elected to make an emergency landing when control was lost and the airplane crashed in flames on Interstate highway. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N8496C, MSN 680E-846-71, year of manufacture 1960.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 44.9227°, -93.0555°.