Muskogee - Hobbs - Muskogee

On November 25, 1970 at 08:35 PM, Muskogee - Hobbs - Muskogee experienced a crash involving Rockwell Turbo Commander 680/681, operated by Leake Industries, with the event recorded near Altus Oklahoma.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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 technical failure. En route to Muskogee, while cruising by night, the pilot reported engine trouble but did not report any emergency. Twenty minutes later, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a huge explosion near Altus. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N9060N, MSN 681-6011, year of manufacture 1969.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 34.6381°, -99.3340°.