Killeen - Killeen

On May 26, 1973 at 02:00 PM, Killeen - Killeen experienced a crash involving Rockwell Aero Commander 560, operated by Private American, with the event recorded near Belton Texas.

The flight was categorized as training 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: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was completing a local training flight out from Killeen Airport. While cruising at a relative low altitude, the right engine failed. The pilot-in-command elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in an open field located in Belton. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all three occupants escaped uninjured.

Aircraft reference details include registration N2269B, MSN 560A-263, year of manufacture 1955.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 31.0560°, -97.4645°.