Oklahoma City - Oklahoma City

The crew left Oklahoma City-Wiley Post Airport on a local test flight. While in cruising altitude, the airplane disappeared from radar screens, dove into the ground and crashed in an open field. Debris scattered on a wide area and both occupants were killed.

Flight / Schedule

Oklahoma City - Oklahoma City

Registration

N333CA

MSN

690-11117

Year of Manufacture

1973

Date

August 22, 1973 at 02:20 PM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Test

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Alex Oklahoma

Region

North America • United States of America

Coordinates

34.9148°, -97.7786°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On August 22, 1973 at 02:20 PM, Oklahoma City - Oklahoma City experienced a crash involving Rockwell Grand Commander 690, operated by Rockwell Aircraft, with the event recorded near Alex Oklahoma.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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. The crew left Oklahoma City-Wiley Post Airport on a local test flight. While in cruising altitude, the airplane disappeared from radar screens, dove into the ground and crashed in an open field. Debris scattered on a wide area and both occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N333CA, MSN 690-11117, year of manufacture 1973.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 34.9148°, -97.7786°.

Fatalities

Total

2

Crew

2

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew left Oklahoma City-Wiley Post Airport on a local test flight. While in cruising altitude, the airplane disappeared from radar screens, dove into the ground and crashed in an open field. Debris scattered on a wide area and both occupants were killed.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Oklahoma City - Oklahoma City

Flight Type

Test

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

North America • United States of America

Aircraft Details

Registration

N333CA

MSN

690-11117

Year of Manufacture

1973