Marion - Tupelo

On December 11, 1972 at 05:24 PM, Marion - Tupelo experienced a crash involving Rockwell Aero Commander 560, operated by KBC Inc., with the event recorded near Tupelo Mississippi.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) 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, 1 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On final approach to Tupelo Airport, the pilot was unable to locate the runway due to limited visibility. Circling the field following a straight-in approach, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed on the field. The passenger was injured while the pilot was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N2690B, MSN 560-190, year of manufacture 1955.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 34.2576°, -88.7034°.