Oklahoma City - Oklahoma City

On June 26, 1970 at 03:27 PM, Oklahoma City - Oklahoma City experienced a crash involving Rockwell Grand Commander 690, operated by Rockwell Aircraft, with the event recorded near Oklahoma City-Wiley Post Oklahoma.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was engaged in a local test flight and departed Oklahoma-Wiley Post Airport in the early afternoon to test the aircraft that has a new tail design. While cruising at a speed of 243 knots in the vicinity of the airport, the rudder detached. The airplane entered a dive and crashed in a field located in Bethany, by the airport. All three crew members were seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N9202N, MSN 690-11002, year of manufacture 1969.