N6243B
Flight / Schedule
N6243B
Aircraft
Rockwell Aero Commander 680Registration
N6243B
Operator
Rexall Drug and Chemical CorporationDate
March 7, 1968 at 05:23 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Executive/Corporate/Business
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Lake Hughes California
Region
North America • United States of America
Coordinates
34.6720°, -118.4371°
Crash Cause
Weather
Narrative Report
On March 7, 1968 at 05:23 PM, N6243B experienced a crash involving Rockwell Aero Commander 680, operated by Rexall Drug and Chemical Corporation, with the event recorded near Lake Hughes California.
The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was flight at a mountains 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 weather. While completing a regional executive flight, the pilot encountered technical problems en route and elected to make an emergency landing. While flying over mountainous terrain, he attempted a wheels-up landing on a hillside when the airplane crashed. The burned wreckage was found a day later and the pilote, sole on board, was killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration N6243B.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 34.6720°, -118.4371°.
Fatalities
Total
1
Crew
1
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
While completing a regional executive flight, the pilot encountered technical problems en route and elected to make an emergency landing. While flying over mountainous terrain, he attempted a wheels-up landing on a hillside when the airplane crashed. The burned wreckage was found a day later and the pilote, sole on board, was killed.
Cause: Weather
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
1
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 1
Operational Details
Operator
Rexall Drug and Chemical CorporationFlight Type
Executive/Corporate/Business
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
North America • United States of America
Aircraft Details
Aircraft
Rockwell Aero Commander 680Registration
N6243B
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