N342WS

On December 19, 1966 at 04:36 PM, N342WS experienced a crash involving Rockwell Aero Commander 680, operated by Private American, with the event recorded near Elkhart Indiana.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. On final approach to Elkhart Airport, after passing the VOR, the pilot cancelled his IFR flight plan and continued under VFR mode despite poor weather conditions (low ceiling and snow falls). While circling to land, he failed to locate the runway that was covered with snow and the aircraft was not properly aligned with runway. The airplane overshot and then collided with a building before crashing on the ground. The pilot was seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N342WS, MSN 680-1236-121, year of manufacture 1962.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.6013°, -85.8591°.