Greenville - Montgomery

On March 7, 1973 at 01:31 PM, Greenville - Montgomery experienced a crash involving Rockwell Aero Commander 520, operated by Joe T. Poston, with the event recorded near Central Mills Alabama.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Greenville, Mississippi, to Montgomery, Alabama, both engines failed almost simultaneously. The pilot reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the airplane struck tree tops and crashed in a wooded area located in Central Mills. While both passengers were slightly injured, the pilot was seriously wounded.

Aircraft reference details include registration N7324, MSN 520-94, year of manufacture 1953.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 32.2863°, -87.4408°.