Columbus – Lexington

On November 14, 1970 at 07:17 PM, Columbus – Lexington experienced a crash involving Rockwell 1121 Jet Commander, operated by Royal Crown Cola Corporation, with the event recorded near Lexington-Blue Grass Kentucky.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) 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. On final approach to Lexington-Blue Grass Airport by night, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. In rain falls, the airplane was observed in a steep right bank descending then rolled to opposite direction before impact. The airplane was destroyed and both pilots were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N100RC, MSN 1121-060, year of manufacture 1966.