Salt Lake City - Seattle

On December 16, 1969 at 06:10 AM, Salt Lake City - Seattle experienced a crash involving Rockwell 1121 Jet Commander, operated by American Smelting %26 Refining Company, with the event recorded near Salt Lake City Utah.

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.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. During the takeoff roll at Salt Lake City Airport, the crew completed the rotation too early. The aircraft stalled then crashed in flames near the runway. The aircraft was destroyed and both pilots were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N403M, MSN 1121-132, year of manufacture 1969.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.7596°, -111.8868°.